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Border

J. Grantil Company1928–1929

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Collection of various flowers and fruits (strawberries, berries, grapes, apples) with leaves protruding into the foreground and small leaves in the background. The top border contains green and white horizontal stripes. The background is yellow. The flowers and fruits are mostly reds and pinks. The paper is pebble embossed.

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  • Title: Border
  • Creator: J. Grantil Company
  • Date Created: 1928–1929
  • Type: Border
  • Rights: Gift of Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz
  • Medium: Machine-printed on paper
  • Provenance: Donor purchased the two Grantil sample books from a private collector in France ca. 2000. For the remaining non-Grantil pieces, the French, Belgian and English papers were acquired from various sources in Europe, while the American samples were acquired from private collections in the United States.
  • Dimensions: L x W: 75 x 47 cm (29 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.)
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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