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Averill paint / manufactured by Seeley Brothers.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Trade Catalogues Seeley Brothers 1886
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Seeley Brothers.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Seeley Brothers.
- Alabastine Company.
- Paint--Catalogs.
- Paint.
- House painting.
- Architecture, Domestic--United States--Pictorial works.
- Architecture, Domestic.
- Genre:
- Trade Catalogs -- Paint.
- Physical Description:
- 1 v. : col. ill., samples ; 35 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- [New York : Seeley Brothers, ca. 1886]
- Notes:
- Includes 20 color plates illustrating schemes for exteriors of houses.
- Contains 2 plates of advertisements for the Alabastine Co. at end with 12 mounted color samples.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Exhibited: "Painting the Town Victorian: Selecting Colors for Historic Buildings," at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, 1996-1997.
- Athenaeum copy: Seeley Brothers loan label (no. 1287) with date April 24, 1886 on front pastedown.
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of the heirs of: Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Seeley.
- Athenaeum copy: Library copy lacking 2 plates (nos. 9 and 12) and paint sample card.
- Athenaeum copy: Includes clippings relating to marriage and characteristics of husbands and wives affixed to the first few pages; possible loss of text?
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