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ARCHIVEs, Wonderful Windows
showroom ARCHIVEs
WONDERFUL WINDOWS
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It’s a wonder to think that the roots of our company date back to the early 1920’s when Therese M-Geough opened her interior decoration studio, T.A. M-Geough, in Brookline, MA. During her time as a decorator, Therese became widely know and respected for her discerning taste and colorful personality.
Found in the archives are these handpainted roller shades dating backing to the mid 1920’s. Likely purchased as shop samples or project remnants of a Brookline client, these shades are hand painted with oil and acrylics. They are each stamped with a scene number and Italy as their country of origin.
Roller shades were commonly used in Arts & Crafts period interiors. They were an affordable way to provide privacy and punch up a room with a decorative element. These shades would have been kept down most of time as the decorations were painted or stamped on both side of the base cloth.
Several decorating books and a travel journal from Therese are regarded as prized possessions of the company still to this day, and we are so fortunate to have them as reminders of her legacy.
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