Name/Title
"MODERN PRISCILLA," FEBRUARY 1928Entry/Object ID
2001.163.1.1Description
Color: Black; Red; White; Yellow
"Modern Priscilla," February 1928 issue. The front cover has the title, month and year of the issue, and its price at the top. At the center is a color image of a woman with short blond hair and having a white fur coat or wrap around one shoulder. At the bottom are titles or subjects of six major articles in the issue. Articles include fiction, as well as housekeeping-related topics, such as venetian cutwork and emboidered doilies and other furniture covernigs; quilted bedspreads; needlepoint work; a tour of the Priscilla Proving Plant, where household ideas are tested by the publisher; kitchen remodeling; recipes for February holidays and others; table setting and decoration; electric refrigeration; vegetables and fruits for children in winter; oysters as food; garden tools; clothing for women and children; and batik paper lamp shades. There are many black and white and a few color illustrations and many advertisements throughout. A table of contents is at the rear of the 68-page periodical. At the top left corner of the front is a stamped address label. In fair condition, the item has cover creases, minor silverfish damage at the top right corner of the front, moisture damage at the right edge of the front, stains on both covers, and a few small tears; as well as mustiness.Lexicon
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Home economics, Entertaining, Interior decoration, SewingSearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Magazines (periodicals), Priscilla Company, The, Household appliances, Electric, House furnishings, Household linens, Cookery, American, Recipes, Clothing and dressLegacy Lexicon
Object Name
Magazines (Periodicals)