THE BRIDE'S COOK BOOK

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"THE BRIDE'S COOK BOOK"

Entry/Object ID

2001.115.1.4

Description

Color: Blue "The Bride's Cook Book," (Los Angeles: Chase-Philips Company, ca. 1912), 128 pp. The artifact has a blue hardcover with the title in dark blue at the top of the front. At the center is an illustration of a woman's face and at the bottom is "A Gift from the Merchant." At the beginning of the inside are advertisements for dentistries and a tailor, as well as a title page, and an index to advertisers. Included are a variety of recipes for soups, seafood, poultry, meats, desserts, and much more. At the end are a list of weights and measures and a table of contents. Many illustrated advertisements for local businesses are included throughout. With abrasions; brittleness along the spine; dents at the corners; some soiling; and light stains on the cover, the object is in fair condition.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Cookery, Advertising, Home economics, Food

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Books, Chase-Philips Company

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Books