The Complete Cut and Engraved Glass of Corning

The Complete Cut and Engraved Glass of Corning
Title The Complete Cut and Engraved Glass of Corning PDF eBook
Author Estelle F. Sinclaire
Publisher Syracuse University Press
Pages 372
Release 1997-06-01
Genre Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN 9780815604549

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Invaluable for the collector, curator, and dealer alike, The Complete Cut & Engraved Glass of Corning bring to the field of glass collecting a rich storehouse of detailed information from unpublished original catalog material in the Corning archives, including log-lost pattern identification.

The Complete Cut and Engraved Glass of Corning

The Complete Cut and Engraved Glass of Corning
Title The Complete Cut and Engraved Glass of Corning PDF eBook
Author Estelle F. Sinclaire
Publisher Syracuse University Press
Pages 376
Release 1997-06-01
Genre Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN 9780815627401

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Invaluable for the collector, curator, and dealer, this classic edition presents original catalog material from the Corning archives, including long-lost pattern identification. It is an in-depth account of Corning's history, including craftsmen and techniques, and its prestige as the country's largest producer of cut glass at the turn of the century. The reprint is updated to reflect the present-day locations where the pieces are displayed, with an afterword describing the Corning Glass works and its activities over the last 20 years. Paper edition (unseen), $29.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Rich Cut Glass of Charles Guernsey Tuthill

The Rich Cut Glass of Charles Guernsey Tuthill
Title The Rich Cut Glass of Charles Guernsey Tuthill PDF eBook
Author Maurice Crofford
Publisher Texas A&M University Press
Pages 280
Release 2001
Genre Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN 9781585441488

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"In this detailed narrative of the business Tuthill founded, the patterns he created, the techniques he used, and the other artisans and consumers he knew, Maurice Crofford has written the story of an earlier, more elegant and leisurely era. For those knowledgeable about cut glass, the development of the forms will be instructive; for others, who simply appreciate the beauty of the glass, the numerous black and white photographs will appeal. Beyond both of those dimensions, however, Crofford provides a fascinating insight into the ways industrialization and mass production and, more especially, the automobile, changed forever the ways upper-class Americans lived, entertained, and displayed their good fortune. In Tuthill's career, moreover, Crofford finds an example of American ingenuity and creative genius in responding to changing times."--BOOK JACKET.

The American Cut Glass Industry

The American Cut Glass Industry
Title The American Cut Glass Industry PDF eBook
Author Jane Shadel Spillman
Publisher Antique Collectors Club Dist
Pages 328
Release 1996
Genre Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN

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The purpose of this book is to present new information about the late 19th & early 20th century cut glass industry in Corning, New York. The book focuses on T. G. Hawkes & Co because of the recent discovery of the latter's archival materials, 1880-1890.

Art and the Empire City

Art and the Empire City
Title Art and the Empire City PDF eBook
Author Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pages 658
Release 2000
Genre Art, American
ISBN 0870999575

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Presented in conjunction with the September 2000 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum, this volume presents the complex story of the proliferation of the arts in New York and the evolution of an increasingly discerning audience for those arts during the antebellum period. Thirteen essays by noted specialists bring new research and insights to bear on a broad range of subjects that offer both historical and cultural contexts and explore the city's development as a nexus for the marketing and display of art, as well as private collecting; landscape painting viewed against the background of tourism; new departures in sculpture, architecture, and printmaking; the birth of photography; New York as a fashion center; shopping for home decorations; changing styles in furniture; and the evolution of the ceramics, glass, and silver industries. The 300-plus works in the exhibition and comparative material are extensively illustrated in color and bandw. Oversize: 9.25x12.25". Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR

The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts

The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts
Title The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts PDF eBook
Author Gordon Campbell
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 1277
Release 2006-11-09
Genre Architecture
ISBN 0195189485

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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.

The Encyclopedia of New York State

The Encyclopedia of New York State
Title The Encyclopedia of New York State PDF eBook
Author Peter Eisenstadt
Publisher Syracuse University Press
Pages 1960
Release 2005-05-19
Genre History
ISBN 9780815608080

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The Encyclopedia of New York State is one of the most complete works on the Empire State to be published in a half-century. In nearly 2,000 pages and 4,000 signed entries, this single volume captures the impressive complexity of New York State as a historic crossroads of people and ideas, as a cradle of abolitionism and feminism, and as an apex of modern urban, suburban, and rural life. The Encyclopedia is packed with fascinating details from fields ranging from sociology and geography to history. Did you know that Manhattan's Lower East Side was once the most populated neighborhood in the world, but Hamilton County in the Adirondacks is the least densely populated county east of the Mississippi; New York is the only state to border both the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean; the Erie Canal opened New York City to rich farmland upstate . . . and to the west. Entries by experts chronicle New York's varied areas, politics, and persuasions with a cornucopia of subjects from environmentalism to higher education to railroads, weaving the state's diverse regions and peoples into one idea of New York State. Lavishly illustrated with 500 photographs and figures, 120 maps, and 140 tables, the Encyclopedia is key to understanding the state's past, present, and future. It is a crucial reference for students, teachers, historians, and business people, for New Yorkers of all persuasions, and for anyone interested in finding out more about New York State.