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1920s Sherwin Williams Ideal Plan Home Decoration Complete Portfolio Paint Rare
An exceptionally scarce and remarkably complete original Sherwin-Williams Decorative Department presentation portfolio dating to the early 1920s.
Unlike the smaller groups of individual advertising sheets occasionally encountered, this offering includes the original portfolio envelope together with the matching decorating booklet, color plates, room guides, stencil information, and model home illustrations.
This portfolio was produced by the Sherwin-Williams Decorative Department in Cleveland, Ohio, as a professional guide demonstrating coordinated home decorating schemes using Sherwin-Williams paints, stains, glazes, and decorative stencils.
Each room features recommended paint colors, decorative finishes, stencil patterns, and furnishing suggestions representative of early 20th-century American home design.
Included
* Original Sherwin-Williams mailing portfolio
* An Ideal Plan Home Decoration Pamplet
* Home Decorative instruction booklet
* Color stencil guide
* Order Form with return envelope
* Information Request Mailing Card
* Twelve large color lithograph room and model house plates
* Matching decorating instruction sheets for each room
* Model House front and rear exterior views
Publisher :Sherwin-Williams Company, Decorative Department, 604 Canal Road, Cleveland, Ohio
Approximate Date: Circa 1920–1924 based on typography, decorating styles, color nomenclature, and Sherwin-Williams Decorative Department materials from the early 1920s.
Condition:Overall very good antique condition considering its age.
* Original portfolio present
* Interior pages remain bright with attractive color
* Typical age toning
* Light edge wear
* Minor creases and handling marks
* Small tears/chips consistent with age
* Please review all photographs carefully as they form part of the description. Feel free to reach out with any questions or additional pictures. Thanks so much for your interest in this item!
