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Loading... Early American Silver in The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Metropolitan Museum of Art (Hardcover))by Beth Carver Wees
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This lavishly illustrated book documents the most distinguished works from the Metropolitan Museum's extensive collection of domestic, ecclesiastical, and presentation silver from the Colonial and Federal periods. Detailed discussions provide a stylistic and socio-historical context for each piece, offering a wealth of new information to both specialist and non-specialist readers. Every object is documented with new photography that captures details, marks, and heraldic engraving. Finally, accompanying essays discuss issues of patronage and provenance, design and craft, and patterns of ownership and collecting, providing windows onto the past that help bring these pieces to life. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)739.2The arts Sculpture and related arts Art metal-work Jewelry making and precious metal workLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |