Home Color Harmonies: nature's key to them, by R. S. Maddock, The Lowe Brothers Company, Dayton, Ohio, 1919

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1919

Location Note

Removed from EP005: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection.

GUSN

GUSN-369560

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Description

Trade catalog published by The Lowe Brothers Company, a paint and varnish manufacturer. Structured as a narrative, walking the reader through each room of the house and describing the interior design choices, from paint, flooring, draperies, and rugs. Includes illustrations of the rooms and potential designs.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
paint (coating)
varnish
interior design
interior decoration
illustrations (layout features)
printed ephemera
trade catalogs

Physical Descrption

1 trade catalog, 31 pages : color illustrations ; 12 3/16 x 9 1/8 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP001.12.013.005.155

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

Dayton (Montgomery county, Ohio)

Record Details

Originator

The Lowe Brothers Company (Publisher)
Maddock, R. S. (Author)

Material Type

printed ephemera
trade catalogs

Other Organizations

The Lowe Brothers Company

Subjects

Interior decoration
House
Paint
Advertisement

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Removed from EP005: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection.

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