HISTORY OF COSTUME DESIGN FROM EGYPTIAN THROUGH VICTORIAN PERIOD.

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

HISTORY OF COSTUME DESIGN FROM EGYPTIAN THROUGH VICTORIAN PERIOD.

Entry/Object ID

94.15.1.3

Description

HISTORY OF COSTUME DESIGN FROM EGYPTIAN THROUGH VICTORIAN PERIOD. Book of costume plates: "History of Costume Design From Egyptian Through Victorian Period" by Eudora Sellner (Worcester: The Davis Press, Inc., 1928). a)Yellow paper cover with title, author and publisher printed in black over a red ink illustration of an ancient Egyptian costume. b-w)48 individual black and white costume plates showing male and female costume designs that represent a particular time period. A brief history of the period and instructions on how to color in the drawing is printed at the bottom of each plate. See accession file for individual descriptions of objects b-w. Cover is heavily soiled around the edges. Plates have yellowed but paper is strong. Overall condition is good.

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Documentary Artifact, Books, Davis Press, Inc.

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