BARKER'S FURNITURE FASHIONS, MAY 1926

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

BARKER'S FURNITURE FASHIONS, MAY 1926

Entry/Object ID

99.4.1.2

Description

Color: Orange "Barker's Furniture Fashions", May 1926, issued by the Barker's Alameda Furniture Company, Alameda, California. The cover has a elaborate floral design with white folwers on an orange background. At the top of this design is the title in a floral-framed panel on a peach-colored background. Below this is a black and white photograph of a woman seated in an arm-chair holding a book on her lap. The publication date is toward the bottom in a banner over the floral design. Contents include formal living room; wicker; dining room and bedroom furniture. The centerfold is a section on furniture as a wedding gift, while the back cover discusses floor coverings. There are many black and white photographs of comlany furniture with descriptive text. With a half-fold; a dog-eared upper right corner on the front; numerous creases on the front cover; and stains on the back cover, the item is in fair condition.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Furniture

Search Terms

Two-dimensional, Pamphlets, Barker's Alameda Furniture Company, Furniture industry and trade

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Pamphlets