Stories in Sterling: Four Centuries of Silver in New York - Hardcover

Hofer, Margaret K.

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ISBN 10: 1904832652 ISBN 13: 9781904832652

Verlag: D Giles Ltd, 2012

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"Entertaining reading for anyone who likes to delve into the past, and it makes the society's collection accessible to the public." - Maine Antiques Digest ""Stories in Sterling: Four Centuries of Silver in New York" is an engrossing slice of history as told through one of the most treasured metals. Anyone with a love of silver, an admiration for creativity or an interest in New York's great history will want to own this beautiful book. It portrays stunning objects, brilliantly photographed and brought to life through eminently readable stories about the notables for whom they were commissioned and the talented craftsmen who made them." Donald Fennimore, Curator Emeritus at Winterthur Museum "It will be one of your favorite books on antique silver!" Jeff Herman, Society of American Silversmiths "helps to fill out a picture of the history of New York by providing a close-up of what were often its residents' most precious possessions" Nancy Hervey-Bathurst, The Art Newspaper "a model of useful scholarship" Stephen May, Antiques and the Arts "Belongs on the shelf of any student of American silver or material culture..." Dean Six, Silver "To see one of the country's most historically compelling silver collections without leaving home, read Stories in Sterling" Doris Athineos, Traditional Home "Anyone with a love of silver, an admiration for creativity or an interest in New York's great history will want to own this beautiful book" Donald Fennimore, Curator Emeritus at Winterthur Museum "Stories in Sterling will serve as a standard for the Society's collection for decades to come" Jeanne Falino, Adjunct Curator, Museum of Arts and Design "Will undoubtedly become one of the standard reference books on American silver" Beth Carver Wees, Curator of American Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art "Stories is superb in every sense" Gerry W.R. Ward, The Katharine Lane Weems Senior Curator of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston It will be one of your favorite books on antique silver! Jeff Herman, Society of American Silversmiths helps to fill out a picture of the history of New York by providing a close-up of what were often its residents most precious possessions Nancy Hervey-Bathurst, The Art Newspaper a model of useful scholarship Stephen May, Antiques and the Arts Belongs on the shelf of any student of American silver or material culture Dean Six, Silver To see one of the country s most historically compelling silver collections without leaving home, read Stories in Sterling Doris Athineos, Traditional Home "Anyone with a love of silver, an admiration for creativity or an interest in New York s great history will want to own this beautiful book" Donald Fennimore, Curator Emeritus at Winterthur Museum "Stories in Sterling will serve as a standard for the Society s collection for decades to come" Jeanne Falino, Adjunct Curator, Museum of Arts and Design "Will undoubtedly become one of the standard reference books on American silver" Beth Carver Wees, Curator of American Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art "Stories is superb in every sense" Gerry W.R. Ward, The Katharine Lane Weems Senior Curator of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston "

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'Stories in Sterling' is the first comprehensive survey of the New York Historical Society's superb collection of early American silver, one of the finest in the United States. It features the full range of silver works, from masterpieces like the 1772 salver by New York City silversmith Lewis Fueter, to the simpler, but no less significant teapot made for the Schuyler family by the Albany silversmith Kiliaen Van Rensselaer in 1695 - one of the earliest teapots made in New York. Seven chapters consider silver from a range of perspectives: its reflection of the multiethnic character of colonial New York; the impact of industrialisation on its manufacture and consumption; its role in honouring public achievement or marking rites of passage; and, finally, its ability to express its owners' social standing. With a wealth of related objects and original documents, 'Stories in Sterling' is a vital reference tool for scholars, collectors and enthusiasts of American silver and culture. Published to accompany an exhibtion at the New York Historical Society from May 4 to September 2, 2012.

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• Verlag: D Giles Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1904832652
• ISBN 13: 9781904832652
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 352