A. Nees & Co. decorative paper sample books
Scope and Contents
Nineteen volumes containing circa 44,000 undated samples of decorative papers manufactured by A. Nees & Co., circa 1865-circa 1930, most circa 1880-1914. Volumes contain small samples of marbled, embossed, coated, and other colored and printed papers affixed to pages within printed borders. Samples are identified by numbers in manuscript annotations or printed labels, some also citing paper names or manufacturing techniques. Volumes contain varying samples, with some overlapping content.
Dates
- circa 1865-circa 1930
- Majority of material found within circa 1880-circa 1914
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The A. Nees & Co. Ddecorative Paper Sample Books are the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Boxes 1-12 and 14-19: Purchased from Antiquariat Banzhaf on the Gift of Frank H. Sommer, Class of 1944, Fund, 2016.
Box 139: Purchased from Susanne Schulz-Falster Rare Books on the Gift of Frank H. Sommer, Class of 1944, Fund, 2017.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Extent
4.5 Linear Feet (19 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
Nineteen volumes containing circa 44,000 undated samples of decorative papers manufactured by A. Nees & Co., circa 1865-circa 1930, most circa 1880-1914. Voumes contain small samples of marbled, embossed, coated, and other colored and printed papers affixed to pages within printed borders. Samples are identified by numbers in manuscript annotations or printed labels, some also citing paper names or manufacturing techniques. Volumes contain varying samples, with some overlapping content.
Biographical / Historical
A. Nees & Co., Aschaffenburg, Germany, a manufacturer of decorated papers, was founded in 1862 by brothers Albert Nees (1836-1874) and Theodor Nees. In 1866 A. Nees & Co. invented Cambricpapier, a colored paper coated with shellac.
- A. Nees & Co
- Aschaffenburg (Germany) -- Economic conditions -- 19th century
- Aschaffenburg (Germany) -- Economic conditions -- 20th Century
- Colored paper -- Germany -- Aschaffenburg -- 19th century
- Colored paper -- Germany -- Aschaffenburg -- 20th Century
- Decorated papers -- Germany -- Aschaffenburg -- 19th century
- Decorated papers -- Germany -- Aschaffenburg -- 20th Century
- Decorative paper -- Germany -- Aschaffenburg
- Marbled paper -- Germany -- Aschaffenburg -- 19th century
- Marbled paper -- Germany -- Aschaffenburg -- 20th Century
- Marbled papers -- Germany -- Aschaffenburg
- Nees, Albert, 1836-1874
- Nees, Theodor
- Paper industry -- Germany -- Aschaffenburg
- Sample books -- Germany -- Aschaffenburg -- 19th century
- Sample books -- Germany -- Aschaffenburg -- 20th Century
- Title
- Guide to the A. Nees & Co. decorative paper sample books
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Karen Spicher
- Date
- 2017 December
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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