Name/Title
"VITRALITE"Entry/Object ID
2001.32.1.2Description
Color: Black; Brown; Blue; Gold; Red; White
"Vitralite: The Long-Life Enamel," issued by Pratt and Lambert, Inc., 1927. The brochure has the title at the top of the front in white on gold. At the center, against a brown background, is a color illustration of two women in a sun-room having tea. They sit on red chairs with a large open window behind them. A black stamp at the bottom has the name and address of the paint distributor, which was Fairstone's Paint Store. On the back is a list of uses for the product, while the name and location of the manufacturer, Pratt and Lambert, is at the bottom. Inside is an introduction to the product as well as directions for the preparation of new, old, and small objects before paint application. Six color samples of the enamel are provided, including the colors ivory, leaf green, and Chinese blue. With abrasions, creases, soiling, and stains, the artifact is in fair condition.Lexicon
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Three-dimensional, Pamphlets, Pratt & Lambert, Inc., Fairstone's Paint Store, Coating processes, Enamel and enameling, Paint industry and trade