This article examines wallpaper use in Canada from the beginning of cylinder printing in 1860 to 1935. Statistics reveal that the value of wallpaper within Canada grew steadily during this period, before declining precipitously during the 1930s. Canada’s four major factories achieved dominance in their home market by producing low-to-middle g…[Read more]

Polychrome, gilded, and embossed leather was considered an attractive covering for decorative furnishings and walls in American Gilded Age mansions. These specialty European leathers originally crafted in the 17th and 18th century were either repurposed in the 19th century for the American market or, new versions of them were crafted following…[Read more]

Wallpaper gained a foothold in the United States around 1750 yet the methods used to install it have seldom been recorded. Although the written record is incomplete, there are early English and French sources which describe paperhanging techniques. Through the emigration of craftsmen, these techniques were transplanted to other countries. Mid-19th…[Read more]