Name/Title
STENCILS AND THEIR USEEntry/Object ID
99.4.4.1Description
Color: Green
"New Stencils and Their Use" by F. N. Vanderwalker (Wilmette: Frederick J. Drake & Co., 1948), 148 pp. A hardcover book with a dark green cover, featuring the title and the author's name inset in a border at top center, all in gold lettering. The title, author's name, and publisher are in gold lettering on the spine. Subtitled, "A Practical Working Method for the Average Painter and Decorator," the book is a reference work including chapters on the value and use of stencils; classification and selection of stencils; stencil making; working operations; ceiling, floor and fabric stenciling; and lining and striping. Many sample illustrations of stencils are included in the book, which also contains instructional drawings. With light foxing along the page edges; abrasions and dents on the cover corners and spine; and a stain on the cover's front right corner, the book is in good condition.Lexicon
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Decorative artsSearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Books, Frederick J. Drake & Co., Stencil work, Stencils and stencil cutting, Marking devices, Decoration and ornament, Interior decoaration, Artists' tools