NEEDLECRAFT, JUNE 1929

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"NEEDLECRAFT," JUNE 1929

Entry/Object ID

2004.122.1.1

Description

Color: Black; Green; Purple; Red; White; Yellow "Needlecraft," June 1929, published by the Needlecraft Publishing Company. The artifact has thirty pages and at the top of the front is the title, date and price in black. Below is a color illustration of an ancient Egyptian woman engaged in a form of weaving with a temple-like entrance containing hieroglyphics and decorative bowls and implements on the ground. At the bottom right is the artist's name. Contents include articles on children's clothing; painted felt; refreshment sets; gros-filet scarf ends; women's fashions; cross-stitching; and recipes. There are many photograph and drawing illustrations, and advertisements for household goods. At the upper left of the front cover is a stamped address for the original recipient. In good condition, the item has cover creases; a dented top left corner; heavy cover soiling; page yellowing; signs of foxing on the cover and some pages; pages 15-18 loose; some pencil markings; scratches on the bottom right of the front cover; cover stains and tarnish from staples on pages; and small edge tears on the covers and pages, with one longer tear at the upper right of the front.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Home economics, Interior decoration, Embroidery, Needlework, Cookery

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Magazines (periodicals), Needlecraft Publishing Company, Clothing and dress, Household textiles, Household linens

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Magazines (Periodicals)