Empire Wallpaper and Paint Co., Inc | People | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

We have 2 objects involving Empire Wallpaper and Paint Co., Inc

Contains sidewall papers and their coordinating borders. Also contains a series of photographs showing room settings featuring the wallpaper samples.

Sample Book, Books Nos. 4 & 6, 1931
machine printed on paper.
Gift of James P. Hammer, Jr..
1996-50-1-1/168

This object was made by Empire Wallpaper and Paint Co., Inc.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 92 images of this object.

Made by Peter Lecroix entirely by hand. A fine specimen of high relief imitation embossed leather. An oil paint "choke" applied by hand brush over gilt to tone it down. The design is an assymetrical arrangement of oak leaves, pine cones, and floral sprays. Antique gold on green background.

Imitation Leather (Belgium), 1920
hand painted, embossed paper.
Gift of Empire Wall-Paper Company.
1946-97-1

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.