Name/Title
"DECORATIVE FURNISHER," APRIL 1929Entry/Object ID
2004.155.1.1Description
Color: Black; Red; White
"The Decorative Furnisher," April 1929, Vol. LVI, No. 1, published by T. A. Cawthra & Co., Inc., New York. The 132-page periodical has the title at the top of the front cover, the publisher's name and address, the month and year of the issue, the volume and number, and the issue and subscription prices at the bottom, and an image of a man holding a red cloth over a chair, presumbly for upholstering. The first 64 pages of the item are advertisements almost exclusively about fabrics in relation to home furnishing. Articles include items on fabric dyes, credit losses in the furniture business, modern showrooms for furniture, the issue of chain stores vs. the independent merchant, fabric sales, a pictorial on decorative arts by Bullock's in Los Angeles, the acquisition of a historic tapestry by the Pennsylvania Museum, the decoration of the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in Los Angeles, the continuation of a series on the art of interior decoration, general industry news, and more advertisements in the rear. With light rubbing along the spine, light cover creases, surface soiling on the cover that is moderately heavy, light yellowing of pages and some discoloration on the cover, small losses to the spine ends and some pest damage on the bottom edge of the front cover, stains on the cover, and tears on page 81 near the bottom.Lexicon
Search Terms
Three-dimensional, Magazines (periodicals), T. A. Cawthra & Co., Inc., Household furnishing--United States, Furniture industry and trade--United States, Interior decoration--United States, Hotels--Los Angeles (Calif.), Exhibitions--Los Angeles (Calif.)Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Magazines (Periodicals)