Nairn's inlaid linoleum : "tile & carpet"; 1898-99 / M. Nairn & C. Ltd.
A trade catalogue issued in 1898 by Michael Nairn & Co. Ltd., the Scottish linoleum maker, presenting its inlaid linoleum patterns to flooring dealers and buyers. The pages show sample borders, passages and an all-over floor design, each labelled with a pattern number and its made-in width. Designers can take from them a set of Victorian and Greek-key geometric motifs in muted reds, browns and blues, built from small tesserae that imitate mosaic tile.
