Author: Louise Conway Belden
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection
Author: Louise Conway Belden
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
American and European Silver from the Gilson Collection
Author: Marily Kroening
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Silverware
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Silverware
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
The Cornelius C. Moore Collection of Early American Silver ...
Author: Sotheby's (Firm)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Silverwork
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Silverwork
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
American Rococo, 1750-1775
Author: Morrison H. Heckscher
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870996312
Category : Decoration and ornament
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by, and held at, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, this volume examines the American (i.e. British colonial) manifestations of the European rococo style. Following an introductory chapter, separate chapters are devoted to architecture, engravings, silver, and furniture, plus iron, glass, and porcelain grouped together as factory products. Illustrated are 173 objects (many in color) that are part of the exhibition, and some 50 related objects. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870996312
Category : Decoration and ornament
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by, and held at, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, this volume examines the American (i.e. British colonial) manifestations of the European rococo style. Following an introductory chapter, separate chapters are devoted to architecture, engravings, silver, and furniture, plus iron, glass, and porcelain grouped together as factory products. Illustrated are 173 objects (many in color) that are part of the exhibition, and some 50 related objects. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Early Connecticut Silver, 1700–1840
Author: Peter Bohan
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
ISBN: 9780819568489
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The preeminent study of Connecticut’s silvercraft, back in print with a new introduction
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
ISBN: 9780819568489
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The preeminent study of Connecticut’s silvercraft, back in print with a new introduction
Silver at Williamsburg
Author: John A. Hyman
Publisher: Colonial Williamsburg
ISBN: 9780879351250
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Colonial Williamsburg's extensive collection of silver drinking vessels is the legacy of three distinct sensibilities and reflects different philosophies of collecting over six decades.
Publisher: Colonial Williamsburg
ISBN: 9780879351250
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Colonial Williamsburg's extensive collection of silver drinking vessels is the legacy of three distinct sensibilities and reflects different philosophies of collecting over six decades.
Kovels' American Silver Marks
Author: Ralph M. Kovel
Publisher: Random House Reference
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Lists monograms and identifying marks used by more than ten thousand American silversmiths from 1650 to the present.
Publisher: Random House Reference
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Lists monograms and identifying marks used by more than ten thousand American silversmiths from 1650 to the present.
Material Culture in America
Author: Helen Sheumaker
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1576076482
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
The first encyclopedia to look at the study of material culture (objects, images, spaces technology, production, and consumption), and what it reveals about historical and contemporary life in the United States. Reaching back 400 years, Material Life in America: An Encyclopedia is the first reference showing what the study of material culture reveals about American society—revelations not accessible through traditional sources and methods. In nearly 200 entries, the encyclopedia traces the history of artifacts, concepts and ideas, industries, peoples and cultures, cultural productions, historical forces, periods and styles, religious and secular rituals and traditions, and much more. Everyone from researchers and curators to students and general readers will find example after example of how the objects and environments created or altered by humans reveal as much about American life as diaries, documents, and texts.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1576076482
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
The first encyclopedia to look at the study of material culture (objects, images, spaces technology, production, and consumption), and what it reveals about historical and contemporary life in the United States. Reaching back 400 years, Material Life in America: An Encyclopedia is the first reference showing what the study of material culture reveals about American society—revelations not accessible through traditional sources and methods. In nearly 200 entries, the encyclopedia traces the history of artifacts, concepts and ideas, industries, peoples and cultures, cultural productions, historical forces, periods and styles, religious and secular rituals and traditions, and much more. Everyone from researchers and curators to students and general readers will find example after example of how the objects and environments created or altered by humans reveal as much about American life as diaries, documents, and texts.
Marks of Achievement
Author: David B. Warren
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Missouri's Silver Age
Author:
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809389742
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Collectively, the entries and the illustrations shed light on the growth of enterprise in Missouri, show the impact of the individual on the developing frontier economies of the Midwest, and reveal how the production, acquisition, and possession of material goods reflected the culture and values of Americans during the 1800s." "Mack provides a brief but thorough history of silversmithing in America for novice collectors and historians, detailing the various methods used in making silver and the range of styles that were popular, providing insight into the methods of training apprentices, and explaining the effects of mechanization on the trade."
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809389742
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Collectively, the entries and the illustrations shed light on the growth of enterprise in Missouri, show the impact of the individual on the developing frontier economies of the Midwest, and reveal how the production, acquisition, and possession of material goods reflected the culture and values of Americans during the 1800s." "Mack provides a brief but thorough history of silversmithing in America for novice collectors and historians, detailing the various methods used in making silver and the range of styles that were popular, providing insight into the methods of training apprentices, and explaining the effects of mechanization on the trade."