HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, NOVEMBER 1928

Object/Artifact

Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"HOUSE BEAUTIFUL," NOVEMBER 1928

Entry/Object ID

2002.168.1.1

Description

Color: Black; Green; Purple; Yellow "The House Beautiful," November 1982, published by House Beautiful Publishing Corporation. The front cover has the name of the publication at the top on a yellow background. Below is a colorful image of a grass hut built on a raised platform with a tropical jungle environment and a couple of persons and an ox at ground level. At the bottom is the issue date and the notation that this issue was devoted to city homes and apartments. Features include apartment decoration; stairways; kitchens; sitting rooms; antiques; city gardens; combining new and old ideas in decorating; antiques; the publisher's Home Builders' Service Bureau; oil heating; world architecture; and more. There are many photograph illustraions and plenty of advertisements. The front cover is nearly detached; the spine is torn; there are many creases on the cover, as well as soiling, a musty smell, small stains on the back, torn pages at 514-15 and 523, and some page discoloration, so the overall condition is fair.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Interior decoration, Walls, Floor coverings, Floors, Ceilings, Furnishings, Hardware

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Magazines (periodicals), House Beautiful Publishing Corporation, Architecture--Designs and plans, Decoration and ornament, Interior architecture, Interior decoration accessories, Wall coverings, Wall hangings, Furniture design, House furnishings

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Magazines (Periodicals)