Wallpaper in America: From the Seventeenth Century to World War I

Wallpaper in America: From the Seventeenth Century to World War I
ISBN-10
0393014487
ISBN-13
9780393014488
Category
Antiques & Collectibles
Pages
533
Language
English
Published
1980
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Authors
Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Catherine Lynn

Description

Explains how wallpaper was made and hung in the past, what color schemes and designs were popular, and how new patterns reflected changing public taste

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