MODERN PRISCILLA HOME FURNISHING BOOK

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"MODERN PRISCILLA HOME FURNISHING BOOK"

Entry/Object ID

2000.187.1.1

Description

Color: Brown; Red "Modern Priscilla Home Furnishing Book: A Practical Book for the Woman Who Loves Her Home," (Boston: The Priscilla Publishing Company, 1925), 340 pp. The artifact has a brown hard cover with red rose designs. At the center is a white label with the title in black letters. Another white label with the title is also at the top of the spine. At the beginning of the inside is a title page; a list of contributing authors; a foreword; a table of contents; and a list of illustrations. The publication is divided into three parts: how to select and buy home furnishings and decorations, combining furnishings room-by-room, and how to make and renovate home furnishings. The subjects covered include windows; walls; ceilings; floor coverings; drapery; furniture; photographs; lighting; and small accessories. Many black and white drawings, as well as some black and white photographs, are also included. With abrasions, dented corners, and tears on the spine label, the object is in good condition overall.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Windows, Walls, Floor coverings, Interior decoration, Lighting, Home economics

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Books, Priscilla Publishing Company, House furnishings, Drapery in interior decoration, Lighting--Architectural and decorative, Interior decoration accessories

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Books