GB 1383 SC - Crown Wallpaper collection

Identity area

Reference code

GB 1383 SC

Title

Crown Wallpaper collection

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 trademarkCrown'. 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 trademarkCrown'. 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.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

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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.

Related descriptions

Publication note

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

Middlesex University: Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture

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.

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

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    Accession area