Name/Title
"SOLID SILVER IN THE MODERN AMERICAN HOME"Entry/Object ID
2000.39.1.1Description
Color: Black; Brown; Silver
"Solid Silver in the Modern American Home: Showing the New Trends In Silver Usage as Developed By Modern Decorators" (Meriden: International Silver Company, 1923), 40 pp. A hardcover book with a brown cover and black lettering for the title near the bottom center. Across the top is a black border with a vase, candlesticks, and birds in silver. The spine is bound with black paper. On the inside of the front cover is a label with writing along the top reading, "This copy of / SOLID SILVER / IN THE MODERN / AMERICAN HOME / is presented to / Mrs. R. C. Horn / by / E. Keller & Sons / Allentown, Pa." The contents of the book are divided into 12 different sections showing the best use of silver accesories for the boudoir; breakfast room; den; dining room; foyer; library; living room; loggia; master bedroom; men's club; music room; and nursery. Included in each section are black and white photographs of the rooms and line drawings of silver goods available through the International Silver Company. The cover has stains, abrasions, and dented corners, with most of the visible damage inside due to foxing, soiling, and a tear on page 36. The item is in fair condition.Lexicon
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Interior decoration, SilverworkSearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Books, E. Keller & Sons, International Silver Company, Decoration and ornament, House furnishings