Object Title
Bonwit Teller Mother's Day Themed Window Display Featuring "Pie Baker Mother" Statue and Mother's Day Gifts
Part of
Collection: Dan Arje papers
Material Category
Photographic Material
Type of Work
photographic prints
Description
Bonwit Teller Mother's Day themed window display featuring various Mother's day gift items. The set up includes three tiered platforms that are wrapped in giftwrapping paper. A statue of a mother in apron with pie and spoon stands on the topmost tier. The other tiers hold different Bonwit's items such as hand bags, umbrella, jewelry, and other Mother's Day gift ideas. A banner at the bottom of the display reads: "How do you figure Mother? Does she bake a daring pie? Her special Bonwit gift will figure high on Mother's Day."
Date
1949 – 1973
Related people
Bonwit Teller & Co (commissioner)
Dan Arje (compiler)
Measurements
8 in (width) x 10 in (height)
Inscription
Virginia Roehl Studio/ Display News Service/316 East 59th Street/ N.Y.22 EL. 5-5430/ 434 (text)
Related Repository
Kellen Design ArchivesDepartment stores, Show windows, Women's clothing, Department stores--United States, Display of merchandise, Show windows, Fashion merchandising
Use Restrictions
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Location
box 1 folder 6
Identifier
KA0001_000479
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Material Category
Photographic MaterialType of Work
photographic printsDescription
Bonwit Teller Mother's Day themed window display featuring various Mother's day gift items. The set up includes three tiered platforms that are wrapped in giftwrapping paper. A statue of a mother in apron with pie and spoon stands on the topmost tier. The other tiers hold different Bonwit's items such as hand bags, umbrella, jewelry, and other Mother's Day gift ideas. A banner at the bottom of the display reads: "How do you figure Mother? Does she bake a daring pie? Her special Bonwit gift will figure high on Mother's Day."Date
1949 – 1973Related people
Bonwit Teller & Co (commissioner)Dan Arje (compiler)
Measurements
8 in (width) x 10 in (height)Inscription
Virginia Roehl Studio/ Display News Service/316 East 59th Street/ N.Y.22 EL. 5-5430/ 434 (text)Related Repository
Kellen Design ArchivesDepartment stores, Show windows, Women's clothing, Department stores--United States, Display of merchandise, Show windows, Fashion merchandising
Use Restrictions
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Location
box 1 folder 6Identifier
KA0001_000479Related Objects
There’s more! What you see on this site is only what is viewable online. Please visit archives.newschool.edu to find out more about what’s in the archives.