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Trade Catalog, Seeley Brothers: Manufacturers of Averill Paint, Ready for Use
This is a Trade catalog. It was published by Seeley Brothers.
This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Smithsonian Libraries and Archives as part of Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color.
In the late 1800s, with the advent of pre-mixed paints, the range of available paint colors expanded exponentially, making possible the multi-colored paint schemes of the Victorian age. Victorian homeowners typically applied harmonies of three to five colors, a style of house that later became known as a “painted lady.”
It is credited Smithsonian Libraries, TP937 .S44 1886.
![A color trend book standing vertically and open so that the left hand page displays text, stating [NATURALISTE], [NATURALIST] in black capitals, and seven square blocks of color, the four on the left are earthen tones, brown, yellow ochre, olive green, and emerald green, and the three on the right are crimson, blue and violet. The right hand page illustrates a landscape at sunset, with a brown bear standing on some moss-covered rocks in the foreground, overlooking a lake in the distance. Infront of the book are three sheets of color samples using colored thread. There are twelve threads on each sheet in four rows and three columns. The first sheet covers cream, yellow, orange, brown, pink and red. The second sheet covers shades of blue and purple. The third shades of green, brown, white, grey and black.](https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/337566_baadc60253d46c3a_n.jpg "Color Trend Book, Fall/ Winter 2019/20, 2019")
- Color Trend Book, Fall/ Winter 2019/20, 2019
- mixed media.
- Courtesy of PeclersParis.
- s-e-2667
Its dimensions are
H x W (open): 34.3 × 57.2 cm (13 1/2 × 22 1/2 in.)
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color.
