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Stories in Sterling
Margaret K. Hofer
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Description for Stories in Sterling
Hardcover. The first comprehensive survey of the New York Historical Society's internationally renowned collection of early American silver, one of the finest in the United States. Num Pages: 352 pages, 175 Colour, 175 b&w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFKG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 221 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1844.
'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.
Product Details
Publisher
D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904832652
SKU
V9781904832652
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Ref
99-10
About Margaret K. Hofer
Margaret K. Hofer is curator of Decorative Arts at the New-York Historical Society, where she has organised numerous exhibitions, including 'A New Light on Tiffany' (2007), which she co-authored. Debra Schmidt Bach, associate curator at the New York Historical Society organised the exhibition 'The Grateful Dead: Now Playing at the New York Historical Society',(2010). Kenneth Ames is professor of American Decorative Arts and Material Culture of the 18th and 19th-centuries at the Bard Graduate Center, New York. His publications include 'Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition'; 'Death in the Dining Room and Other Tales of Victorian Culture' (1995). David Barquist is curator of American Decorative Arts at Philadelphia Museum of Art, and a scholar on colonial New York silver. He is the author of 'Myer Myers Jewish Silversmith in Colonial New York' (2001).
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