Bedspreads (2 results)

Oblong elephant folio. 20 x 12.5 x 5.5 in. 47 leaves w/ 628 fabric & trim samples tipped in on thick boards, acralon, Kanekalon, Nylon, Vectra Olefin, Rayon, Acrylic blends, cotton, cotton-rayon blends, Crushed velvets, Hobnail Velvets, Flocked Crushed Striae, Tufted, Tweeds, Plaids, and more. Brown cloth post-binder, white illustration & lettering on front cover, plastic white handle on spine, flap with snaps on fore-edge (some soiling to fore-edges, some wear to leaves, minor rubbing, very minor tide-mark to gutter margin of first couple leaves, light occasional foxing to fore-edges), still a VG- exemplar with samples in excellent condition. First edition, thus, of this stunning salesman sample catalogue for interior design which was intended by the Bishops Fabrics Manufacturing Company based out of Pennsylvania to supply high quality fabrics from Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands, and domestic manufacture, in order to make every homemaker a decorator. This catalogue offers an astonishing array of colours, textures, and styles reflecting the explosion of vibrant and psychedelic designs which were used in sofas, beds, carpets, drapes, wallcoverings, and more during the 1960s. There is a significant section devoted to the richness of jewel tone fabrics reviving the art nouveau and excess decor common to the period. This sample catalogue illustrates how large, bold patterns in brightly coloured combinations with primary colours and geometric shapes were applied to bedspreads, curtains, cushions, wall coverings, and more. There are examples of imported brocades, multipurpose satin jacquard fabrics, patterned & loose woven textured cottons, antique satin cottons, Japanese Kanekalon fabrics -- many of them available in the vivid avocado, harvest gold, Persian blues, moss greens, pumpkin, brass, ruby red, bronze, coin gold, mango orange, and more which filled the 1960s interiors at the time. In addition, the first third of the catalogue is devoted to fire resistant, or fire retardant fabrics which began to be used heavily in interior design during the late 1950s and beyond. See: Nielson, Interior textiles: fabrics, application, and historic style; Resene, 1960s colours and styles, The Swinging Sixties.

Paris, s.d. (ca. 1910-1920), 31,5 x 24,5 cm, 88 pp, orig. half-cloth binding, with coloured & b/w ill. (Beautifully produced catalogue of Bedspreads and related articles. Each item reproduced in photograph).