Catalogue of floor coverings : series 1926-1927, catalog no. 20
A 1926 trade catalogue of floor coverings issued by Simon Manges & Son of New York, aimed at retailers and buyers of rugs and linoleum. Its pages present grouped sets of rugs under headings such as Winton Seamless Velvet Rugs, Concord Axminster Rugs and Bigelow Imperial Ispahan Wilton Rugs, each shown as full-colour swatch panels with pattern numbers and dimensions. A designer can take from them the period's floral medallion and bordered carpet layouts, with rose sprays, urn motifs and deep-toned field and border pairings.
