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On the Decorative Arts
English Artists' Paper
Renaissance to Regency
John Krill
Published by Oak Knoll Press and Winterthur, 2001
The Winterthur Guide to Recognizing Styles
American Decorative Arts from the 17th through 19th Centuries
Compiled by Pauline K. Eversmann
Winterthur Decorative Arts Series
The Winterthur Guide to Caring for Your Collection
Gregory Landrey et al.
Winterthur Decorative Arts Series
Evaluating Your Collection
The 14 Points of Connoisseurship
Compiled by Dwight P. Lanmon "An invaluable guide for both the novice and the experienced collector. No one seriously interested in buying antiques should be without it."
Evaluating Your Collection: The 14 Points of Connoisseurship launches the new Winterthur Decorative Arts Series. Using the unparalleled resources of the Winterthur collection and staff, each book in the series presents a unique forum of "how-to" advice for novices and experts alike. Armed with invaluable tips, your trips to estate auctions, flea markets, or your grandmother's attic will never be the same.
Winterthur Decorative Arts Series Campbell Collection of Soup Tureens at Winterthur Patricia A. Halfpenny and Donald L. Fennimore "The Campbell Collection of Soup Tureens at Winterthur is outstanding! Replete with information on methods of manufacture and on the makers of these superb items, it is a simply splendid work!"
New research by the authors adds considerably to the body of knowledge about makers, fabrication, and provenance--subjects addressed in each entry. An appendix describes the XRF analysis carried out on metalwork items in the collection and interprets data derived from the analysis. A glossary and extensive bibliography provide further explanation and resources.
Published by Winterthur, 2000
American Furniture
Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods
(A Winterthur Classic) Joseph Downs Although much has been added to scholarship in the field since its original publication date, American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, originally published in 1952 and reprinted in 1967, has become a classic for collectors, researchers, and students of the decorative arts alike. A classic encyclopedia for furniture enthusiasts and a mine of information for everyone interested in the social and cultural history of the formative years of the United States.
Published by Schiffer Books, 2001
American Furniture
The Federal Period
(A Winterthur Classic) Charles Montgomery "Superb . . . recommended without reservation . . . perhaps the most significant American furniture book in thirty years." Such were the accolades that heralded the publication of Charles F. Montgomery's American Furniture: The Federal Period in 1966. Some 34 years later, those words of praise still ring true. To be sure, research in the field has evolved much in the intervening decades, both refining and augmenting the scholarship in Montgomery's volume. This classic, however, set the standard for all that have followed.
Published by Schiffer Books, 2001
New England Furniture at Winterthur
Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods
Nancy E. Richards and Nancy Goyne Evans with Wendy A. Cooper and Michael S. Podmaniczky
Published by Winterthur, 1997
Metalwork in Early America
Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection
Donald L. Fennimore Winner of 1996 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award & 1997 AAM Museum Publications Design Competition "This book is the first ever assembled of a major public collection of copper and its alloys and will be an important resource for understanding these metals and their place in early American life."
Published by Winterthur, 1996 American Windsor Chairs Nancy Goyne Evans Winner of the 1996 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award "This long-awaited bible is the answer to many a furniture connoisseur's prayers."
Published by Hudson Hills Press in association with Winterthur, 1996
American Windsor Furniture
Specialized Forms
Nancy Goyne Evans
Published by Hudson Hills Press in association with Winterthur, 1997 American Silver at Winterthur Ian M. G. Quimby with Dianne Johnson "American Silver at Winterthur is a milestone, a major scholarly accomplishment, a standard reference, and an important addition to any library of American decorative arts."
Published by Winterthur, 1995
Flights of Fancy
American Silver Bird-Decorated Spoons
Donald L. Fennimore Flights of Fancy: American Silver Bird-Decorated Spoons, a small but lavishly illustrated catalogue, is the first in-depth study ever on the subject. Author Donald L. Fennimore, senior curator of metals at Winterthur, narrates the fascinating social, technical, and artistic tale of American silver spoons whose bowls were struck with bird images: from the dove and olive branch to the bald eagle. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, these rare and highly collectible objects of true beauty proved to be a significant vehicle for expressing not only creativity but also a new national identity. Fennimore's lucid and well-researched volume, which accompanied an exhibition of the same name at Winterthur, includes a comprehensive list of East Coast silversmiths who produced these charming objects between 1750 and 1830. Flights of Fancy surely will serve as a single point of reference for all future study on silver bird-decorated spoons.
Published by Winterthur, 2000
John Lewis Krimmel
Genre Artist of the Early Republic
Anneliese Harding "Harding's study is likely to remain the major source on the artist for many years . . . it provides a well-researched biography of the artists, a good bibliography on genre painting, and the most complete set of illustrations of Krimmel's work."
Published by Winterthur, 1994
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English Artists' Paper: Renaissance to Regency, by John Krill, is a detailed and interesting account of the
evolution and types of paper available to artists in England from the Renaissance to the early 19th century and is an
invaluable source for anyone interested in prints, drawings, or paper history. Mr. Krill, an international authority
on paper and senior conservator for paper at Winterthur Museum, delves far beyond the ordinary study of papermaking
processes to discover the artistic needs for particular types of paper. First published in 1987, this second,
expanded and corrected edition (co-published with Oak Knoll Press) includes 100 additional pages of text and
100 new illustrations.
The Winterthur Guide to Recognizing Styles is the third title in the Winterthur Decorative Arts Series.
Complementing the first two volumes in the series, Evaluating Your Collection and The Winterthur Guide to Caring
for Your Collection, and likewise highlighting the unparalleled resources of the Winterthur collection, this book
is an invaluable guide to identifying styles in the decorative arts. What distinguishes Queen Anne furniture from
William and Mary? Not sure if your candlestick is federal or empire? What does Chippendale-style creamware look
like? This volume--illustrated in full color with objects from the outstanding Winterthur collection--answers these
questions and more. Covering the years 1640 to 1860, it provides a roadmap for recognizing the defining characteristics
of each period and understanding how styles have developed and changed over the years.
The second volume in the Winterthur Decorative Arts Series, The Winterthur Guide to Caring for Your Collection provides
readers with practical advice on how to care for the objects they value. With chapters devoted to media ranging from paper and
photographs to metalwork and textiles, the volume presents a lucid approach to teaching the practical skills of
conservation--what to do and what not to do. Should you polish the silver? Where is the best place to store that family Bible?
And what about the worn area in Aunt Alice's sampler? Should you try to repair the damage? The conservators at Winterthur
call on their many years of experience to address the types of problems that collectors commonly encounter. Their advice and
expertise will benefit all those concerned about the proper care of the objects they cherish.
What do Honus Wagner baseball cards, Queen Anne side chairs, and 19th-century ceramic lions all have in common?
At first glance, very little. Yet Evaluating Your Collection explores the wide range of things people collect and teaches
the basic skills needed to operate in the world of antiques and collectibles.
Written for collectors and the general public alike, this full-color catalogue highlights 121 important tureens and related
items from the outstanding collection given to Winterthur by the Campbell Museum in 1996. Comprising both metal and ceramic
tureens--as well as ladles, soup plates, bowls, and spoons--the collection illustrates the broader history of dining
practices, particularly in the 18th and 19th centuries, when many items were commissioned by royal and aristocratic
patrons for use in elaborate dining ceremonies.
This volume comprehensively explores the furniture industry of New England, detailing the impact of urban communities,
especially Boston, as well as the pervasiveness of regionalism, which has attracted fresh attention from scholars. The
importance of the export trade and the role of specialists, particularly the upholsterer, also receive consideration in
this volume. The variety of New England furniture--in form, in origin, and in ornament--is beautifully demonstrated. An
intriguing narrative tale as well as an essential reference, this book presents informative essays on various furniture
forms, engaging and detailed entries on 225 individual objects, and a comprehensive index. It is the collaboration of
several individuals: Nancy E. Richards and Nancy Goyne Evans, Winterthur's former senior curator and registrar,
respectively; curator of furniture Wendy A. Cooper; researcher Clare G. Noyes; and conservator Michael S. Podmaniczky.
Their expertise broaden our understanding of the artisans, networks, and objects of the extensive New England furniture trade.
Copper and its alloys were an integral part of Americans' lives from the time of earliest settlement. This volume
explores the importance of these metals for early Americans using the extensive collections at Winterthur. A broad
cross section of objects is included, linked to extensive manuscript and early published sources on both sides of the
Atlantic. The book is organized into three parts: essays, color plates, and catalogue entries. The first three
chapters cover mining and manufacturing techniques, the vast marketing network through which raw materials and
finished goods moved, and the factors that governed the marking of metals by their makers. These essays, followed
by color plates, provide a background and introduce the entries, which picture and discuss more than 300 individual
objects.
American Windsor chairs are among the most widely collected decorative arts objects. First introduced from England,
Windsors in America were characterized by much greater innovation, reaching their high point during the 1790s, when
sales surpassed those of all other chairs combined. Evans has written the definitive book on American Windsor chairs,
following the industry from handcraft to mass production. She analyzes design, decoration, and production by region.
All major patterns are discussed and illustrated, including hundreds of previously unpublished examples from private
and public collections. Maps, a glossary, index, bibliography, and checklist of 2,400 chairmakers make this the
indispensable reference.
American Windsor Chairs was one of the publishing phenomena of 1996. Now, this companion volume continues Nancy
Goyne Evans's magisterial study of American Windsor furniture, which was part of the fabric of American life from the
birth of the nation until the mid 19th century and is now among the most widely collected objects in the decorative arts
field. Here are cribs, cradles, high chairs, potties, and other children's furniture; writing-arm chairs, rocking chairs
(including nursing and sewing chairs), settees and benches, and stools; such rare forms as commode chairs, seats for invalids,
barber chairs, and seating for use in vehicles; even toy miniatures. The material is surveyed chronologically and by
geographic region. Each form is treated in cultural, economic, and technological context.
This profusely illustrated, in-depth study of the American silver collection at Winterthur sets some significant new
standards for silver collection catalogues. 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 well as extensive references. The catalogue
not only highlights the superlative Winterthur collection but also adds considerably to scholarship in the field.
John Lewis Krimmel (1786-1821) was America's first genre painter. A German emigrant who worked in Philadelphia between 1809
and 1821, Krimmel was initially influenced by David Wilkie, William Hogarth, and Benjamin West. In this authoritative
examination, Harding traces the development of the artist through his sketchbook images and oil paintings. Seven
sketchbooks now in the library at Winterthur contain approximately 700 separate drawings, ranging from quick pencil
sketches to finished watercolor pictures, and are the key to reconstructing Krimmel's conceptual processes. When compared,
they show clear distinctions in subject matter and drawing style, commensurate with the stylistic development evident in
his paintings. Harding places Krimmel's specialty, genre art, in an international context by discussing his work in terms
of larger stylistic trends and defines his use of democratic and moralizing themes within the political and social changes
affecting Philadelphia and the Continent.