[Sample book of Soieries F. Ducharne New York 244 Madison Ave. repurposed as a scrapbook of clippings of interior decoration and domestic archtecture]
Contributors: Ducharne, François; Morrow, Lester, donor
Published: 1939-1947
Place of publication: Hollywood, Ca]
Number of pages: 74
Subjects: Interior decoration; History; Pictorial works; Domestic Architecture; Silk industry; Sample books
Notes: Each leaf is numbered though both recto and verso have been used for the scrapbook.

Avery Classics copy: Clippings laid in throughout. Leaf 5 " ... red and white house of the George N. Doehlemans of North Hollywood ..." Leaf 8 an article on reading palms, "Greeting card fireplace / by Fern Colman; a clipping on the wedding of Princess [now Queen] Elizabeth and Prince Philip; "No room is too small for dark walls / by Marguerite Cottington; an ad reading:Johnston presents 'The parasol girl' ...";  "Blueberry upside-won squares, raspberry parfait and red Riding Hood mousse" from Better Homes & Gardens June, 1947; clippings of curtains and residential furniture; Maryland wall shelf Easi-bild full size patter complete with step by step instructions, unopened. Leaf 13 sheet with irises on one side and bathroom window treatments on verso. Leaf 15 clipping of sofa in nook, staircase and room decorated in plaid. Leaf  [36] clipping of a piece of furniture.

Avery Classics copy: Sheet with portrait and biography of Lavon Shaw Morrow, prepared by Lester Morrow, laid in.

Avery Classics copy: Gift of Lester Morrow.