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                                   EXHIBIT 23
 
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
Shareholders and Board of Directors
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Cleveland, Ohio
 
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement
Number 33-28585 on Form S-8 dated April 28, 1989, Registration Statement Number
33-52227 on Form S-8 dated February 10, 1994, Post-Effective Amendment Number 5
dated April 28, 1989 to Registration Statement Number 2-80510 on Form S-8, and
Registration Statement Number 33-22705 on Form S-3 dated June 24, 1988 of The
Sherwin-Williams Company and in the related prospectuses of our report dated
January 20, 1994, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedules of The Sherwin-Williams Company included in the Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1993.
 


/s/ Ernst & Young

CLEVELAND, OHIO
 
MARCH 11, 1994
 
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