Antique, Vintage & Unusual Wares
With Short Historical Notices of Each Manufactory and an Introductory Essay on the Vasa Fictilia of England Author: William Chaffers; Published: 1863; Page count: 256 tags: appears, arabesques, arms, artist, blue, border, bouquets, bowl, brown, c. w. reynolds, called, carried, celebrated, centre, century, character, charles, china, chinese, clay, collection, colours, covered, crown, cup, cup and…
“In Pursuit of Beauty: Americans and the Aesthetic Movement” comprised some 175 objects including furniture, metalwork, stained glass, ceramics, textiles, wallpaper, painting, and sculpture. Some of these had rarely been displayed; others, although familiar, were being shown in new and even startling contexts. The exhibition and catalogue are arranged thematically to illustrate both the major…
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