American Rococo, 1750-1775
American Rococo, 1750-1775

Author: Morrison H. Heckscher

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0870996312

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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
Early Connecticut Silver, 1700–1840

Author: Peter Bohan

Publisher: Wesleyan University Press

Published: 2007-12-04

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9780819568489

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The preeminent study of Connecticut’s silvercraft, back in print with a new introduction

Silver at Williamsburg
Silver at Williamsburg

Author: John A. Hyman

Publisher: Colonial Williamsburg

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780879351250

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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.

Material Culture in America
Material Culture in America

Author: Helen Sheumaker

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2007-11-07

Total Pages: 588

ISBN-13: 1576076482

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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.

Kovels' American Silver Marks
Kovels' American Silver Marks

Author: Ralph M. Kovel

Publisher: Random House Reference

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13:

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Lists monograms and identifying marks used by more than ten thousand American silversmiths from 1650 to the present.

Missouri's Silver Age
Missouri's Silver Age

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Publisher: SIU Press

Published:

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780809389742

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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."