Name/Title
'1912 Edition of Home Building and Deocration' by Henry Collins BrownEntry/Object ID
2001.130.1Description
Acc. No. 01.130.1
Subject: Reference
Date/Period: 1912
Object: Book
Description: Hardbound book with illustrated cover consisting of a garden scene with Pergola and gold printed caption, “1912 Edition of Home Building and Decoration”. Illustration is multicolored on a gray-colored buckram binding.
Size: L 12” x W 9-14”
History: Publication titled, “1912 Edition of Home Building and Decoration” by Henry Collins Brown, Doubleday, Page & Co., New York, Copyrighted 1912. Book contains illustration and text of hardware, architectural styles, interior decoration, paint samples, textiles, bathrooms, etc. of the 1912 period. Also includes color plates depicting interiors of houses in the Craftsman style. Invaluable research tool for the restoration of period houses.
Acquired From: John Brewer
Date: 7/7/01
