WOMAN'S INSTITUTE LIBRARY OF COOKERY, VOL. 1

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"WOMAN'S INSTITUTE LIBRARY OF COOKERY, VOL. 1"

Entry/Object ID

2001.115.2.1

Description

"WOMAN'S INSTITUTE LIBRARY OF COOKERY, VOL. 1" Color: Black; Gold "Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Vol. 1: Essentials of Cookery, Cereals, Bread, Hot Breads," by the Woman's Institute of Domestic Sciences, Inc. (Scranton: International Textbook Company, 1927), 192 pp. The book has a black hardcover with the title within a shield at the top of the front. The title, subtitle, and volume number are in gold along the spine. At the beginning of the inside are a title page, a preface, and a table of contents. The artifact is divided into four parts which are "Essentials of Cookery," "Cereals," "Bread," and "Hot Breads." At the end is an index. Some black and white photographs and illustrations are included. At the end is an index. Volumes 2-5 are in the collection and are items .2.2-.5. With light abrasions; small dents at the corners; fading of the gold lettering; and light stains, the object is in good condition overall.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Cookery, Home economics, Food, Baked products, Bread, Baking

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Books, Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences, Inc., International Textbook Company, Cookery (Cereals)

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Books