Name/Title
OLSON RUG COMPANY PATTERN TEST CARDEntry/Object ID
2000.226.1.3Description
Color: Black; Blue; Green; White
A pattern test card, issued by the Olson Rug Company, 1925. The white paper artifact has a color illustration at the front of a bedroom. At the right of the center is a bed flanked by an end table at the right and a blue plush chair at the left. At the center of the room is a window with blue curtains, and at the left is a dresser and a stool. At the bottom portion of the card is a square box. Within this at the left are the words, "Insert Rug Strip / in This Slot." The latter is flanked by arrows which point to two slits at the top corners of the square. Across the left of the bottom is, "TRY EACH PATTERN IN THIS SPACE." The date, name, and address of the company are at the bottom edge of the square. The same square box with the slits at the top corners is also on the back with a color drawing of a living room. At the left is a table and a couch that faces a fireplace. At the right is a window with green curtains, a plush chair, and a round table on top of which is a lamp. The object was found within the catalog which is item .1, along with a mail tag which is .2. With light creases and some surface soiling, the artifact is in good condition.Lexicon
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Three-dimensional, Advertising cards, Olson Rug Company, House furnishings, Textile fabrics, Rug and carpet industry, Rugs in interior decorationLegacy Lexicon
Object Name
Advertising Cards