PLASTIC ORNAMENTS CATALOG NUMBER 118

Object/Artifact

Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"PLASTIC ORNAMENTS CATALOG NUMBER 118"

Entry/Object ID

2000.141.1.1

Description

Color: Black; Green Catalog Number 118 of Plastic Ornaments, issued by the Decorators Supply Company, 1925. The 320-page artifact has a green hard-cover with the name and address of the company at the top. At center is the company logo which is a man sitting on a rock and holding a torch. This image is within a circle. On the bottom is the catalog number and, "PLASTIC ORNAMENTS / MADE IN / EXTERIOR COMPOSITION / PLASTER - CEMENT / 1925." The name of the company is also along the spine. On the inside of the front cover and the flypage is a black stamp with the name and address of the Jones Construction Company. At the beginning is a preface and a section explaining the use of the ornaments. Ornaments avaiable for sale include many types of ceiling patterns; centers, rosettes, and ventilators; borders; plaster mouldings; cornice mouldings; running ornaments; dentils; stems; cornices; beams; coves; friezes; pilaster and wall panels; door tops; figure ornaments; and theater box and balcony ornaments. At the back are a complete and a general index. Many black and white photographs are also included. With many stains on the cover; dented corners; surface soiling; and tears on the cover fabric, the object is in fair condition.

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Architecture, Columns, Moldings, Grilles, Cornices

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Catalogs, Decorators Supply Company, Jones Construction Company, Decoration and ornament, Architectural, Theater architecture, Architecture--Details, Wall panels, Brackets, Capitals (Architecture)

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Object Name

Catalogs