Name/Title
"MODERN PRISCILLA," OCTOBER 1929Entry/Object ID
2004.187.1.1Description
Color: Black; Purple; Red; White
"Modern Priscilla," October 1929 issue, published by The Priscilla Company, Boston. The front cover has the title, month and year, and price of the issue at the top. At the center is a color image of a woman dressed in red holding a dog on a leash. At the lower left and right are text on contents in the issue. Articles include material on a contest for home beautification; modernism in the home; fireplace fittings; fiction; household linens; fashion; recipes; Halloween snack and supper ideas; and others. There are many black and white and a few color illustrations and many advertisements throughout. The 72-page periodical is in good condition with spine brittleness, cover and page creases, cover soiling, page yellowing and some cover discoloration, losses along the spine and the bottom of the cover and first few pages from pest damage, mustiness, stains from handling on the cover, staple tarnish, and tears on the cover edges and spine.Lexicon
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Home economics, Interior decoration, SewingSearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Magazines (periodicals), Priscilla Company, The, House furnishings, Household linens, Cookery, American, Recipes, Clothing and dress, HalloweenLegacy Lexicon
Object Name
Magazines (Periodicals)