Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- early 1950s-late 1960s (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
c 5000 loose items and books
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
In 1899 a large number of wallpaper firms came together under the umbrella title of Wallpaper Manufacturers' (WPM) and subsequently some of their products were sold under the trademark
Crown'. The archive therefore consists largely of wallpaper pattern books by a variety of manufacturers, collected as part of the group's working records.
Archival history
GB 1383 SC early 1950s-late 1960s Collection (fonds) c 5000 loose items and books Crown Wallpaper Company , wallpaper manufacturers
In 1899 a large number of wallpaper firms came together under the umbrella title of Wallpaper Manufacturers' (WPM) and subsequently some of their products were sold under the trademark
Crown'. The archive therefore consists largely of wallpaper pattern books by a variety of manufacturers, collected as part of the group's working records.
Given by Crown Wallpapers in 1989.
Crown Wallpaper Archive, comprising 5,000 wallpaper samples and pattern books, early 1950s-late 1960s.
Archival material is open for consultation in the Study Room on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10am-4pm, by appointment with the staff of the museum, subject to conservation status of the material concerned. The museum is open to all during its normal opening hours.
Reproduction of material is at the discretion of the curator.
English
Part of the collection is catalogued and available on-line via the Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture Crown Wallpaper website.
The Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester holds related collections of wallpapers and wallpaper pattern books from the 19th and 20th centuries, by WPM and other manufacturers.
Compiled by Robert Baxter and Zoe Hendon as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Mar 2002 Agricultural products Building design Chemical technology Construction engineering Crown Wallpaper Company , wallpaper manufacturers Decorative arts Forest products Graphic arts Interior architecture Paper Paper technology Structural elements (buildings) Wood
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Given by Crown Wallpapers in 1989.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Crown Wallpaper Archive, comprising 5,000 wallpaper samples and pattern books, early 1950s-late 1960s.
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Archival material is open for consultation in the Study Room on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10am-4pm, by appointment with the staff of the museum, subject to conservation status of the material concerned. The museum is open to all during its normal opening hours.
Conditions governing reproduction
Reproduction of material is at the discretion of the curator.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Part of the collection is catalogued and available on-line via the Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture Crown Wallpaper website.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
The Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester holds related collections of wallpapers and wallpaper pattern books from the 19th and 20th centuries, by WPM and other manufacturers.
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- Agricultural products
- Construction engineering » Building design
- Chemical technology
- Construction engineering
- Decorative arts
- Agricultural products » Forest products
- Graphic arts
- Decorative arts » Interior architecture
- Agricultural products » Forest products » Wood » Paper
- Chemical technology » Paper technology
- Construction engineering » Building design » Structural elements (buildings)
- Agricultural products » Forest products » Wood
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Rules and/or conventions used
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Language(s)
- English