John Shaw Brown (1822–87), the linen manufacturer, was born on April 12, 1822, in Waringstown, Co. Down. He became a partner in Brown & Liddell until 1866 when John S. Brown & Co. (later John S. Brown & Sons) established a large warehouse on Bedford Street. The firm supplied sheeting and damask for table and bed linen to hotels, railway companies, and other concerns. Contents: a large John S. Brown & Sons ‘Designs of Damask Table Linen,' containing various designs and measurement tables (late 19th century). A large scrapbook containing artistic linen designs for tablecloths on card, paper, and other materials from John S. Brown & Sons Ltd., damask linen and handkerchief manufacturers; contains letters with descriptions of typescripts of various patterns and styles; one piece of correspondence is dated 1928; Chelsea Flower Show magazine pages (May. 1928); floral sheet drawings; the front page of the ‘Ulster Post’ issue November 4th, 1949; a newspaper fragment concerning Ulster Arts Club (Nov 30th, 1922); typescript notes on Celtic designs (1928/9). One Brown & Liddell designs of damask table linen book. One archival box containing colour Pochoir or stencil prints from pattern books including Christian Stoll and Kunstgewerbliche Schmuckformen für die Fläche (Decorative forms for the surface), The Art Decorator and Tentures Murales et Papiers Modernes (Modern Wall Hangings and Papers). Art Deco and Art Nouveau style. Pattern book of relief decorations from M.R.C.B. Limited, Belfast.
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