New wall papers, 1925
A 1925 sample book of wallpapers issued by the T. Eaton Co., a Canadian department store, offered to customers choosing home wall coverings. Its pictures are full-colour swatches of floral patterns: large clematis-like blooms in magenta and blue with gold outlines, sprigs of pink and red blossoms on pale grey grounds, and a mottled, stippled texture that suggests period printing. A designer could take from them the palette of muted pastels, the bold-edged floral borders, and the scattered small-flower repeat used in 1920s interiors.
