Turcoman portieres and Arabia's sweetest perfumes : the Turkish style in American middle-class interiors, 1890-1930

262 Pages·1995·4.3 MB·English

by  corrigan, Karina Helen Hiltje

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Turcoman Portieres and Arabia's SweetestPerfumes:
The Turkish Style in American Middle-ClassInteriors, 1890-1930
Karina Helen Hiltje Corrigan
A THESIS
in
TheGraduate Program in Historic Preservation
Presented to the faculties
of the University of Pennsylvania
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for theDegreeof
Master ofScience
1995
Gail Caskey_Winkler, Lecturer in Historic Preservation, Advisor
Professor in Historic Preservation, Reader
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David G. De Long, Professor ofArchitecture, Graduate Group Chair
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments iii
Preface iv
List of Illustrations v
Introduction 1
Chapter1: The Grand Tour and the "Streets ofCairo"
Nineteenth-Century Perceptions of the Near East
Travel Literature 4
The World's Columbian Exposition 11
International Pavilions 14
The Midway Plaisance 15
ChapterTwo: Furnishings in the Turkish Style
Divans 24
Ottomans and Hassocks 26
Tabouret Tables 27
Latticework Grilles 29
Narghiles and Smoking Alcoves 30
Turkish Baths 32
Turkish Tufting and Upholstered Seating 36
Chapter3:Textilesand Carpetsin theTurkish Style
Cosy Corners 39
Portieres 43
Divan and Couch Covers 49
Oriental Rugs 50
John Stephenson's Drapers' Catalogue: 1913 and 1926 54
The Demise of the Cosy Corner 56
Chapter Four: A "Fabulous Secret Room"
The Moorish Study of Dr. Joseph Jastrow 59
Conclusion 71
Illustrations 75
Bibliography 112