Author: Patty Cooper
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781389692772
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Several companies made lithographed dollhouses at the beginning of the twentieth century, but none was more charming or prolific than the R. Bliss Manufacturing Company of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. This book is a comprehensive guide to the dollhouses, furniture, and toy buildings made by Bliss over more than three decades. It includes dollhouses made by other companies which are often misidentified as Bliss. Examples are documented by advertisements and catalogs from the period. With over 350 large color photographs, it is possible for the first time to fully appreciate and identify the artistry of Bliss.
R. Bliss Mfg. Co. Dollhouses, Furniture, and Buildings
Author: Patty Cooper
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781389692772
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Several companies made lithographed dollhouses at the beginning of the twentieth century, but none was more charming or prolific than the R. Bliss Manufacturing Company of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. This book is a comprehensive guide to the dollhouses, furniture, and toy buildings made by Bliss over more than three decades. It includes dollhouses made by other companies which are often misidentified as Bliss. Examples are documented by advertisements and catalogs from the period. With over 350 large color photographs, it is possible for the first time to fully appreciate and identify the artistry of Bliss.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781389692772
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Several companies made lithographed dollhouses at the beginning of the twentieth century, but none was more charming or prolific than the R. Bliss Manufacturing Company of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. This book is a comprehensive guide to the dollhouses, furniture, and toy buildings made by Bliss over more than three decades. It includes dollhouses made by other companies which are often misidentified as Bliss. Examples are documented by advertisements and catalogs from the period. With over 350 large color photographs, it is possible for the first time to fully appreciate and identify the artistry of Bliss.
Doll Houses from the Strong Museum
Author: Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dollhouses
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dollhouses
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
Bliss Toys and Dollhouses
Author: Blair Whitton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780486237909
Category : Dollhouses
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780486237909
Category : Dollhouses
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts
Author: Gordon Campbell
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195189485
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 1277
Book Description
The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts covers thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western culture. With over 1,000 entries, as well as hundreds drawn from the 34-volume Dictionary of Art, this topical collection is a valuable resource for those interested in the history, practice, and mechanics of the decorative arts. Accompanied by almost 100 color and more than 500 black and white illustrations, the 1,290 pages of this title include hundreds of entries on artists and craftsmen, the qualities and historic uses of materials, as well as concise definitions on art forms and style. Explore the works of Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames, and the Wiener Wekstatte, or delve into the history of Navajo blankets and wing chairs in thousands of entries on artists, craftsmen, designers, workshops, and decorative art forms.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195189485
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 1277
Book Description
The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts covers thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western culture. With over 1,000 entries, as well as hundreds drawn from the 34-volume Dictionary of Art, this topical collection is a valuable resource for those interested in the history, practice, and mechanics of the decorative arts. Accompanied by almost 100 color and more than 500 black and white illustrations, the 1,290 pages of this title include hundreds of entries on artists and craftsmen, the qualities and historic uses of materials, as well as concise definitions on art forms and style. Explore the works of Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames, and the Wiener Wekstatte, or delve into the history of Navajo blankets and wing chairs in thousands of entries on artists, craftsmen, designers, workshops, and decorative art forms.
Dollhouse Furniture
Author: Margaret Towner
Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers
ISBN: 9781561383252
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
A guide to materials, styles and manufacturers from the 17th century to the present. The collector's guide to selecting and enjoying miniature masterpieces.
Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers
ISBN: 9781561383252
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
A guide to materials, styles and manufacturers from the 17th century to the present. The collector's guide to selecting and enjoying miniature masterpieces.
Dollhouses
Author: Halina Pasierbska
Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
This sumptuous book offers an overview of the history of dolls' houses and their furniture based on the celebrated collections of the V & A Museum of Childhood. From early art cabinets and 'baby' houses that recorded the extravagant lifestyle of aristocratic owners and German houses intended as teaching aids for young girls, to the dolls' houses of today, Pasierbska tells the fascinating story of the dolls' house. Presented as a walk through the rooms of the houses and illustrated with close up details that show the craftsmanship and care of their makers and owners, this is an essential book for any dolls' house enthusiast.
Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
This sumptuous book offers an overview of the history of dolls' houses and their furniture based on the celebrated collections of the V & A Museum of Childhood. From early art cabinets and 'baby' houses that recorded the extravagant lifestyle of aristocratic owners and German houses intended as teaching aids for young girls, to the dolls' houses of today, Pasierbska tells the fascinating story of the dolls' house. Presented as a walk through the rooms of the houses and illustrated with close up details that show the craftsmanship and care of their makers and owners, this is an essential book for any dolls' house enthusiast.
In Praise of Dollhouses
Author: Catherine Dorris Callicott
Publisher: William Morrow
ISBN: 9780688033286
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Publisher: William Morrow
ISBN: 9780688033286
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Girlhood in America [2 volumes]
Author: Miriam Forman-Brunell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1576075508
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 806
Book Description
This groundbreaking reference work presents more than 100 articles by 98 high-profile interdisciplinary scholars, covering all aspects of girls' roles in American society, past and present. In this comprehensive, readable, two volume encyclopedia, experts from a variety of disciplines contribute pieces to the puzzle of what it means—and what it has meant over the last 400 years—to be a girl in America. The portrait that emerges reveals deep differences in girls' experiences depending on socioeconomic context, religious and ethnic traditions, family life, schools, institutions, and the messages of consumer and popular culture. Girls have been commodified, idealized, trivialized, eroticized, and shaped by the powerful forces of popular culture, from Little Women to Barbie. Yet girls are also powerful co-creators of the culture that shapes them, often cleverly subverting it to their own purposes. From Pocahantas to punk rockers, girls have been an integral, if overlooked and undervalued, part of American culture.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1576075508
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 806
Book Description
This groundbreaking reference work presents more than 100 articles by 98 high-profile interdisciplinary scholars, covering all aspects of girls' roles in American society, past and present. In this comprehensive, readable, two volume encyclopedia, experts from a variety of disciplines contribute pieces to the puzzle of what it means—and what it has meant over the last 400 years—to be a girl in America. The portrait that emerges reveals deep differences in girls' experiences depending on socioeconomic context, religious and ethnic traditions, family life, schools, institutions, and the messages of consumer and popular culture. Girls have been commodified, idealized, trivialized, eroticized, and shaped by the powerful forces of popular culture, from Little Women to Barbie. Yet girls are also powerful co-creators of the culture that shapes them, often cleverly subverting it to their own purposes. From Pocahantas to punk rockers, girls have been an integral, if overlooked and undervalued, part of American culture.
Wood
Author: Harvey Green
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780143112693
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
A rich, authoritative look at a material that plays an essential role in human culture Wood has been a central part of human life throughout the world for thousands of years. In an intoxicating mix of science, history, and practical information, historian and woodworker Harvey Green considers this vital material's place on the planet. What makes one wood hard and one soft? How did we find it, tame it? Where does it fit into the histories of technology, architecture, and industrialization, of empire, exploration, and settlement? Spanning the surprising histories of the log cabin and Windsor chair, the deep truth about veneer, the role of wood in the American Revolution, the disappearance of the rain forests, the botany behind the baseball bat, and much more, Wood is a deep and satisfying look at one of our most treasured resources.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780143112693
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
A rich, authoritative look at a material that plays an essential role in human culture Wood has been a central part of human life throughout the world for thousands of years. In an intoxicating mix of science, history, and practical information, historian and woodworker Harvey Green considers this vital material's place on the planet. What makes one wood hard and one soft? How did we find it, tame it? Where does it fit into the histories of technology, architecture, and industrialization, of empire, exploration, and settlement? Spanning the surprising histories of the log cabin and Windsor chair, the deep truth about veneer, the role of wood in the American Revolution, the disappearance of the rain forests, the botany behind the baseball bat, and much more, Wood is a deep and satisfying look at one of our most treasured resources.
Genealogy of the Bliss Family in America
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
Book Description