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Carter & Company/Mt. Diablo Handprints specializes in the meticulous reproductions of significant historic wallpapers. Working from available documentation, such as fragments of the original pattern or photographs, we define design elements and determine colors in order to restore patterns to their original state. We retain the exact measurements of the document. The recreated wallpaper pattern is then silkscreened by hand using water-based inks.
The patterns in our Historic Wallpaper Collection are printed in their document colors; additional colorways are available when noted. Please contact us about custom coloring.
Our extensive collection of fine handprinted historic wallpaper reproductions contains patterns from the early 19th through the mid 20th century, both European and American. We have several wallpaper patterns from England and France that are exceptionally beautiful, but over the years the bulk of our collection has come from American designs that were found from the East Coast to the West, following the trail of settlers in the Midwest, Colorado, California, and Alaska. Some of our papers are from the Civil War period, and we have a growing selection of unusual Anglo-Japanese designs. We are also beginning to see growing interest in 20th century wallpapers from the 20s and 30s as well as turn of the century.
We do not retire our historic wallpaper reproductions from the collection; since we feel that all of them are historically significant, all of them are available.
Email us at: samples@carterandco.com; or weekdays from 9 am to 5 pm PST, call us at 1-707-554-2682.
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