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Set, Paint

Object number2010.39.39 a-h

Manufacturer The Watson-Standard Company

Manufacturer A.E. Smith Company

Manufacturer The Sherwin-Williams Company

OriginPittsburgh, PA

OriginBoston, MA

OriginBuffalo, NY

OriginDetroit, MI

OriginWashington, D.C.

OriginNew York, NY

MediumMetal; plastic; paint; paper

Credit LineTransfer from Steel Industry Heritage Corporation

DescriptionSet of five artist paint tubes and box. Oil paint colors include Rose Lake, American Vermillion, Smithian, and Dragon red.Dimensions(a) Width: 2.375 ; Length: 4.375 ; Depth: 1
(b) W: 1.5 ; L: 4.625 ; Dp: 1
(c) W: 1.75 ; L: 4.5 ; Dp: 1
(d, e) W: 1.5 ; L: 5 ; Dp: .75
(f) W: .625 ; Dp: .375
(g) W: 6.5 ; L: 7.375 ; Dp: 1.625
(h) W: 5.875 ; L: 6.875 ; Dp: 1.625

Marks(a)
Label: "Watson-Standard / MASTER PAINTER / PURE OIL COLORS / ROSE LAKE / THE WATSON-STANDARD CO. / PITTSBURGH - BOSTON - BUFFALO - DETROIT".

(b)
Label: "Watson-Standard / PURE OIL COLORS / AMERICAN VERMILLION / THE WATSON-STANDARD CO. / PITTSBURGH / BOSTON - BUFFALO - DETROIT - WASHINGTON - NEW YORK".

(c)
Label: "A.E SMITH CO. / PITTSBURGH" at top, "SMITHIAN / DECORATORS / OIL COLOR".

(d)
Printed: "DRAGO... / FINELY GROUND / IN OIL / FOR USE BY / PAINTERS, / DECORATORS, / ARTISTS / AND / SIGN WRITERS".

(e)
Printed: "DRAGON RED / FINELY GROUND / IN OIL / FOR USE BY / PAINTERS, / DECORATORS, / ARTISTS / AND / SIGN WRITERS".

(g)
Label attached to one short side: "SHERWIN-WILLIAMS / PRODUCTS / 1ST QUALITY COLORS / DRAGON RED / THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO."
Historical NotesPart of a collection related to the Schofer family of Mt. Washington. Carl Schofer, who emigrated from Germany in the mid-1800s, was a highly skilled fresco artist. After buying a house on Mount Washington, he taught his son, Erwin, the business. When Carl died, Erwin inherited the family business. Due to the Great Depression and Erwin’s struggles with alcoholism he lost the business. During the Works Progress Administration (WPA) he was hired as the lead painting contractor for the county. Later in life he taught art at the Connelly Skill Learning Center. He died in 1955.

Related person Erwin Schofer (died 1955)

Related institution Works Progress Administration

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