Name/Title
'Bridal Silver and Wedding Customs', with list of received gift items, 1929Entry/Object ID
2004.56.4Description
ACC. NO. 04.56.4
SUBJECT OR CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD
DATE OR PERIOD: 1929
OBJECT: BOOKLET
DESCRIPTION:
A SOFT-BOUND BOOKLET, WITH COVER OF LAVENDER-COLORED PAPER. COVER HAS A BOLD-PRINTED CAPTION, "BRIDAL SILVER AND WEDDING CUSTOMS," BY EMILY POST. BLACKCOLORED TYPE.
SIZE: L 7-1/2" X W 5"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
A BOOKLET ENTITLED "BRIDAL SILVER AND WEDDING CUSTOMS," BY EMILY POST. PUBLISHED BY TOWLE SILVER CO. SOME PAGES ARE ILLUSTRATED WITH LATEST DESIGNS. THE BACK SECTION CONTAINS A LIST OF INDIVIDUAL ITEMS, ACCOMPANIED BY NAMES OF GUESTS. LIST REPRESENTS GIFT ITEMS PRESENTED TO DOROTHY AND JOHN DYER AT THEIR WEDDING.
DONOR: ESTATE OF DOROTHY DYER.
CATALOGED: JUNE 5, 2004