☞ REMEMBER: Wallpaper & Drapes circa 1912

A photo from 1912 shows the diversity of finishes used in a typical Central Harlem brownstone. Walls are noticeable covered with two patterns of wallpaper, the floors adorned with a patterned rug and all entry ways have jacquard drapes with a bucolic country motif woven into them. The only uncovered surface can be found in the mirror at the left of the photo which is large enough to mimic another portal.

Wurts Bros., New York, NY, 162 West 132nd Street, Wurts residence parlor ca. 1912 via the digital collection at the Museum of the City of New York