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Book Staffordshire Figures 1780 1840 Volume 2

Download or read book Staffordshire Figures 1780 1840 Volume 2 written by Myrna Schkolne and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of a multi-volume work that catalogs the enormous range of enamel-painted figures made predominantly in the Staffordshire Potteries between 1780 and 1840, Volume 2 presents figures portraying equestrians, fairground entertainers, personalities from literature and the stage, biblical characters, and a host of people of national and international significance. Also shown are sporting pastimes and figures reflecting a patriotic theme. It includes over 1000 brilliant color photos of figures. Literary figures range from Cleopatra and Doctor Syntax, while important persons as varied as Benjamin Franklin and Admiral Lord Nelson are captured in clay. The works also include the early pugilists, bull and bear baiting, and sportsmen and women of those days. Many of these figures have long been hidden from the public eye. Fashioned in an era before photography, they give us rare glimpses of a world that has vanished. In many cases, they are hauntingly beautiful. To hold one is to touch the past.

Book People  Passions  Pastimes  and Pleasures

Download or read book People Passions Pastimes and Pleasures written by Myrna Schkolne and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All lovers of British history and ceramics enthusiasts will want to own the first comprehensive collectors' reference book devoted exclusively to early 19th century enamel painted figures made in the Staffordshire potteries. In this lavish volume, over 400 superb color photographs of figures from museums and private collections serve as time capsules. Along with a meticuously researched text, they reveal astonishing information about life almost two centuries ago. The book also explores and illustrates design sources used for the figures and divulges a wealth of information for collectors.

Book Staffordshire Figures 1780 to 1840 Volume 3

Download or read book Staffordshire Figures 1780 to 1840 Volume 3 written by Myrna Schkolne and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 3 of this comprehensive, multi-volume work includes over 1100 brilliant color photographs of Staffordshire figures portraying animals and animal entertainment, dandies, death, and murder. Among the menagerie of animals presented are cats, dogs, and a host of wild animals and farm animals. There is also valuable information about the makers and design sources, along with a values guide. This impressive series catalogs the enormous range of enamel-painted figures made predominantly in the Staffordshire Potteries between 1780 and 1840. Many of these figures are hauntingly beautiful and have long been hidden from the public eye. Fashioned in an era before photography, they give us rare glimpses of a world that has vanished. To hold one is to touch the past.

Book Pratt Ware

Download or read book Pratt Ware written by John Lewis and published by Antique Collectors Club Dist. This book was released on 2006 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published to coincide with an exhibition at Temple Newsam House, Leeds, November 2005-January 2006, this work deals exclusively with this area of ceramic production. The new edition introduces many new colour illustrations and gives details of a new maker who came to light during the research for the book.

Book Extraordinary British Transferware

Download or read book Extraordinary British Transferware written by Rosemary Halliday and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings to the attention of the collecting public nearly 300 transferware items from 1780-1840. With more than 1200 images, this book of pottery objects for every conceivable use will appeal to collectors, historians, and dealers.

Book A Manual of Marks on Pottery and Porcelain

Download or read book A Manual of Marks on Pottery and Porcelain written by William Harcourt Hooper and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Material Culture of Tableware

Download or read book The Material Culture of Tableware written by Jeanne Morgan Zarucchi and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-02-23 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Material Culture of Tableware is a fascinating and authoritative study of patterned tableware in the USA. This book undertakes a visual analysis of Johnson Brothers patterns of tableware pottery, with reference to comparable designs by other British companies, such as Spode and Adams. It examines how this practical genre reflected the aesthetic values, sense of identity and aspirations of the American consumers who purchased its products. The study also sheds light on British opinions and understandings of American culture. The book's chronological organization shows how tableware designs reflected the cultural developments of American society during the long 20th century. From status-seeking 1890s beaux-arts patterns and the nostalgic historical scenes of the 1930s, to whimsical 1960s patterns and the contemporary motifs of the 1970s, The Material Culture of Tableware tells a compelling story about who 20th-century middle-class Americans were and wanted to be.

Book Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Religious Figures

Download or read book Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Religious Figures written by Stephen Duckworth and published by Acc Publishing Group Limited. This book was released on 2017-10 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * The first title to describe Victorian religious figures in the context of their times* A comprehensive illustrated catalog of well over 200 figures with an assessment of their dating and rarity* Individual descriptions of the figures in their biblical or historic settingsA multitude of colourful and na�ve biblical and other religious pottery figures found their way into 19th century Victorian homes in Britain. They were bought by tradesmen, shop-keepers, clerks, teachers and the more skilled working class people. This book tells the story of these Staffordshire pottery figures, which sold in their thousands to stand on the mantelpieces of Christian families, both Protestant and Catholic.Three chapters provide a social history context: the religious background, an assessment of who purchased the figures, the Victorian home and how it was furnished. The final four chapters review the pottery figures themselves, which are based on the Old Testament, the New Testament, relevant religious themes and portraits of preachers. A catalogue of well over 200 figures in full colour with an assessment of their dating and rarity completes the book.This is the first comprehensive record of Victorian religious figures placed in the context of their times.

Book Prominent Families of New York

Download or read book Prominent Families of New York written by Lyman Horace Weeks and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Collector s Guide to Staffordshire Pottery Figures

Download or read book A Collector s Guide to Staffordshire Pottery Figures written by H. A. B. Turner and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Victorian Staffordshire Figures  1835 1875

Download or read book Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835 1875 written by Adrian Harding and published by Schiffer Book for Collectors. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the definitive work on Portrait figures, and includes Naval and Military, Theatrical and Literary characters (including Opera, Ballet, and Circus). This work, in two books, details and illustrates over 2,900 figures made by British potters. Many have never before been recorded. A history of the figures, with sources and bibliographical details, are included with a guide to current prices.

Book European Ceramics

Download or read book European Ceramics written by R. J. C. Hildyard and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of ceramics is extraordinarily diverse, ranging from crude clay utensils to highly decorative pieces of immense beauty and craftsmanship. This lively book traces the story of European ceramics from the end of the Middle Ages to the present day.

Book Dilettanti

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bruce Redford
  • Publisher : Getty Publications
  • Release : 2008-08-07
  • ISBN : 0892369248
  • Pages : 240 pages

Download or read book Dilettanti written by Bruce Redford and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2008-08-07 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bruce Redford re-creates the vibrant culture of connoisseurship in Enlightenment England by investigating the multifaceted activities and achievements of the Society of Dilettani. Elegantly and wittily he dissects the British connoisseurs whose expeditions, collections, and publications laid the groundwork for the Neoclassical revival and for the scholarly study of Graeco-Roman antiquity. After the foundation of the society in 1732, the Dilettani commissioned portraits of the members. Including a striking group of mock-classical and mock-religious representations, these portraits were painted by George Knapton, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and Sir Thomas Lawrence. During the second half of the century, the society’s expeditions to the Levant yielded a series of pioneering architectural folios, beginning with the first volume The Antiquities of Athens in 1762. These monumental volumes aspired to empirical exactitude in text and image alike. They prepared the way for Specimens of Antient Sculpture (1809), which combines the didactic (detailed investigations into technique, condition, restoration, and provenance) with the connoisseurial (plates that bring the illustration of ancient sculpture to new artistic heights). The Society of Dilettanti’s projects and publications exemplify the Enlightenment ideal of the gentleman amateur, which is linked in turn to a culture of wide-ranging curiosity.

Book Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho  an African

Download or read book Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho an African written by Ignatius Sancho and published by . This book was released on 1783 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Condition of the Working Class in England

Download or read book Condition of the Working Class in England written by Friedrich Engels and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2006 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This masterpiece by Engels reflects his views on the plight of labour classes in England. It is based on his in-depth research and parliamentary reports. In a factual and analytic manner he has voiced his support for fundamental human rights. It is an emphatic protest against the barbarianism of capitalism and industrialization. A prototypical opus!

Book The Ceramic Art

Download or read book The Ceramic Art written by Jennie J. Young and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Victorian Staffordshire Figures  1835 1875

Download or read book Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835 1875 written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: