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Source Material for the Decorative Arts, Fashion, & Architecture
(see also Decorative Arts & Fashion and Architecture & Sculpture) NEW 6/08: (Author?). 1923. The Tutankhamen touch: all-over-patterned woman. The Sketch ??.?? (11 July): ??-??. A page of six photographs of Egyptian-inspired wraps or shawls from Paris. (Author?) 1924. Two Egyptian wall plaques. The Fretworkers Weekly 58/1506 (23 August 124):??-??. (Author?). 1932. Instructions in Egyptian and Russian make-up. The Dancing Master: the practical trade magazine of the craft ??.?? (February): ??-??. (Author?) 1936. (title?) Vogue ??.?? (15 September):??-??. "Schiaparelli Egyptian mood dress." (Author?) 1966. (title?) Model Maker and Model Boats (January). Model Aeronautical Press. Includes plans for an Egyptian boat. NEW 8/08: (Author?). 1974. Egyptian wall hangings. Popular Handicraft ??.?? (January):??-??. A how-to article. NEW 7/08: (Author?). 1983. (Title?). House and Garden ??.?? (November). "Robert K. Lewis decorates an apartment on New York's West 70th Street -- the Pythian condominiums with a neo-Egyptian polychrome decoration on the façade -- inspiring his choice of ancient Mediterranean motifs." NEW 7/08: Adams, Helan Mar. 1896. Egyptian embroidery designs. Ladies Home Journal ??.?? (June): ??-??. NEW 7/08: Anonymous. 1916. "Something for Sunday: God's servant the wind." Something to Do: a magazine for boys and girls everywhere 2.7 (March):374-375. Instructions for making a paper "pocket book" to store seeds, with a singed sun-disk motif. FR. Beck & Co. 1890. Lincrusta Walton Designs Patented. FR. Beck & Co.: New York. Manufacturer's catalog of wall coverings. Brounoff, P. 1916. "Egyptian March." The Etude (February). Musical composition. P.P. Caproni and Brother. 1894. Catalogue of P. P.Caproni &Bro. Boston: P.P. Caproni and Brother. Catalog of plaster architectural ornament and sculpture; includes reproductions of Egyptian pieces. P.P. Caproni and Brother. 1928. Caproni Casts Catalogue. Boston: P.P. Caproni and Brother. Catalog of plaster architectural ornament and sculpture; includes reproductions of Egyptian pieces. Century Furniture Company. 1930. Furniture as Interpreted by the Century Furniture Company. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Century Furniture Company. Includes Egyptian examples. NEW 7/08: Century Furniture Company. 1931. Furniture as Interpreted by the Century Furniture Company. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Century Furniture Company. Includes Egyptian examples. Century Furniture Company. 1937. Furniture as Interpreted by the Century Furniture Company. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Century Furniture Company. Includes Egyptian examples. Cox, Carol. 1923. Egyptian applique. Needlecraft ??.?? (August). Dean & Son Ltd. Undated (before 1942). Dean's Stencil Book No. 7. London: Dean & Son Ltd. A book of stencils to punch out for drawing and painting, includes an Egyptian motif. Grimball, Elizabeth & Rhea Wells. 1925. Costuming a Play. Inter-Theatre Arts Handbook. New York: Century. Includes Egyptian costumes. NEW 7/08: Hampden Glazed Paper and Card Co. 1923. Constructive Cover Designing: a book of seventy-six original designs reproduced in color on sunburst paper. Holyoke, Mass.: Hampden Glazed Paper and Card Co. Introduction by Frank Randolph Southard. The 76 designs in the book are the best submitted by 3,500 American and European artists. No. 22 is "Mysterious Egypt - 3rd prize British competition." Hope, Thomas. 1807. Household Furniture and Interior Decoration. ??:??. International Correspondence Schools. 1903. A Textbook in Mercantile Decoration: men's and women's furnishings, house furnishings. Scranton PA: International Textbook Co. One of the store displays illustrated consists of pyramids, obelisks, and sphinxes created or dressed in lace (including handkerchiefs) with motifs imitating hieroglyphs. Jordan, Marsh & Co. 1895. History of Feminine Costume: tracing its evolution from the earliest times to the present. "A New Idea... We present this little pamphlet to our patrons, illustrating the 'EVOLUTION OF FEMININE COSTUME' from the earliest periods of history to the present day, believing that the changes in fashion's fancies will prove a source of interest and entertainment." Leslie, Charles. 1884. Leslie's Polychromatic Decoration. London: August Fisher. Egyptian designs are among the examples. Liberty & Co. N.D. (c. 1909). Picturesque and Fancy Dresses including selections from some of the notable fashions in the past history of costume. Booklet of about 64 pages with illustrations and prices. Includes Egyptian. Mayne, Leger D. (sic). 1873. What Shall We Do To-Night... or Social Amusements for Evening Parties. New York: Dick & Fitzgerald. Includes some sort of game or conjuring trick with an Egyptian mummy theme. The Modern Priscilla, October 1923. Contains an article on "Egyptian designs for china decoration." Munn and Co., Inc. 1910. Concrete Pottery and Garden Furniture. Manufacturer's catalog. Includes an "Egyptian vase." Prof. Rohrer's Institute of Beauty Culture. 1924. Prof.
Rohrer's Artistic Marcel, Water, Permanent Waving and Hair Bobbing.
New York: Prof. Rohrer's Institute of Beauty Culture. Includes instructions
for the "Egyptian bob." Smith, George. 1808. A Collection of Designs for Household Furniture
and Interior Decoration. London: J. Taylor. D. Omer Smith (publisher). Undated, c. 1860s. London Interiors: a grand national exhibition of the religious, regal and civic colemnities, public amusements, scientific meetings and commercial scenes of the British Capital.... London: D. Omer Smith. Includes the Egyptian Hall. Stevens, E. Marion & L. Henderson. 1923. Egypt inspires brilliant applique for sun rooms. Modern Priscilla 37.3 (May): ??-??. Article with photographs of patterns to be ordered through the mail. Throop, Lucy Abbot. 1910. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste. A brief sketch of the period styles in interior decoration with suggestions as to their employment in the homes of today. (Revised edition: 1920. Robert M. McBride & Co.) Several editions exist of this book, which includes a chapter on ancient Egypt. S.W. Tilton & Co. 1876. Designs and Instructions for Decorating Pottery in Imitation of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Other Styles of Vases. With an illustrated and descriptive list of subjects to select from, showing where they may be obtained, together with all articles required for this study. Boston: S.W. Tilton & Co. Von Falke, J. 1879. Art in the House. Boston: L. Prange & Co. A book of historical interior designs, primarily of the 16th through 18th centuries, but including ancient Egyptian examples. Wallis, Claire. 1924. Pyramids of fun for Halloween. The Ladies Home Journal (October 1924). Tips for how to have an Egyptian-themed Halloween party, including "Halloween Hieroglyphs," gingerbread mummies, pyramid jello, mummy races, fortune telling, buried treasure, and more. Yale and Towne Manufacturing Company. 1917. Catalog No. 22. No. 2055-3-'17-75. A catalog of locks and door hardware, including Egyptian Revival and "Nubian" styles. |