American Silver at Winterthur (Winterthur Book) Tapa dura - 1995

The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc, 1995. Hardcover. VG (Some smudges near heel of binding, interior of dj is aging along top edge; some wear to dj edges; book itself is fine.). Black cloth, pictorial dust jacket, 490 pp., profusely illus.; weighs 5 lbs. "Introductory essays address issues of authorship, style, use, and scientific analysis as well as the creation of the collection at Winterthur by Henry Francis du Pont. The catalogue portion, arranged alphabetically within the major divisions of New England, New York, and Pennsylvania and the South, is put together with meticulous attention to detail. In addition to extensive biographical data on the 162 silversmiths, each of the 517 entries includes information on size, weight, general description, fabrication methods, engraving, stamps, history, exhibitions, provenance, spectrographic analysis (percent of silver, copper, gold, lead) as wll as extensive references." (dj).

Winterthur, DE: The University Press of Virginia. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0912724323 . A Winterthur Book; 490 pages .

Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1995. 1st. Hardcover. New/New. 11.2x9.4x1.7in. 517 objects are described and illustrated. 491pp 5.26lb 11.2x9.4x1.7in

The University Press of Virginia, 1995-12-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Winterthur/University Press of Virginia:, 1995. 490 pages, illustrated with b&w photos. "This profusely illustrated in-depth study of the American silver collection at Winterthur sets some significant new standards for silver collection catalogues. Arranged alphabetically within the major divisions of New England, New York, and Pennsylvania and the South, is put together with meticulous attention to detail." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Winterthur Museum. Used - Very Good. 1995. 1st. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Very Good.

The University Press of Virginia, 1995-12-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Winterthur, DE: Winterthur Publications, 1995. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Format is approximately 9.25 inches by 11 inches. xvii, [1],490, [2] pages. Foreword by Dwight P. Lanmon. List of Makers. Catalogue: New England, New York, Pennsylvania and the South. Appendix: Analysis of Hallowware by Wall Thickness. Bibliography. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Ian M. G. Quimby graduated from the University of Delaware in 1961 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He was awarded a two-year fellowship for study in the Winterthur Program in Early American Culture and he earned his master's degree from UD in 1963. He served as the first curator of the Merrimack Valley Textile Museum in Massachusetts before returning to Winterthur in 1965, where he spent the next 26 years. At Winterthur, he served as registrar and a director of publications and editor of the Winterthur Porfolio, which he transformed into a journal with an international reputation. He was… Leer más