THE ART OF FUNERAL DIRECTING

Object/Artifact

Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"THE ART OF FUNERAL DIRECTING"

Entry/Object ID

2000.200.1.1

Description

Color: Black; Gold "The Art of Funeral Directing: A Practical Manual on Modern Funeral Directing Methods," by C. F. Callaway (Chicago: Undertakers' Supply Co., 1928), 240 pp. The book has a black hardcover with the title and author's name at the top wihtin a shield design. Across the bottom is the name and address of the publisher. All of the printing is in gold. At the top right corner of the first fly sheet is a green stamp with the name of the N. Willauer Library. This is followed by a title page; a dedication; an introduction; a preface; and an index. There are 32 chapters which cover all of the aspects of the undertaker's responsibilities and practices including body preparation for display; running the funeral home; burials; performing funerals for different denominations and customs; flowers; funeral records; transportation; dealing with customers; and funeral pricing. At the back is a list of the funeral director's paraphernalia. There are many black and white pictures within, including images of funeral homes and mortuaries located throughout the country. With abrasions; creases; dented corners; fading of the gold lettering; surface soiling on the cover; and small tears on the cover fabric, the object is in fair condition.

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Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Books, Undertakers' Supply Co., N. Willauer Library, Funeral supplies industry, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Funeral homes--United States, Funeral service, Funerals, Mortuary cosmetology, Sepulchral chapels, Burial laws, Undertakers and undertaking, Manners and customs, Orientation (Religion), Hearses (Vehicles), Undertakers and undertaking--Law and legislation

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Books