Majolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850-1915
Weber, Susan; Arbuthnott, Catherine: Yale University Press, 2020. Hardcover. Three Volumes in slipcase. Quarto. Hardcover. Glossy illustrated slipcase with pull ribbon. Books are quarter bound in blue cloth with glossy illlustrated covers unique to each volume. Purple tinted text block edges. 1008 pages. 1200 illustrations.33 cm. VG+. Would be like new if not for a 1.5 inch tear to the slipcase in the bottom right corner. Item #204110
ISBN: 9780300251043
Colorful, wildly imaginative, and technically innovative, majolica was functional and aesthetic ceramic ware. Its subject matter reflects a range of 19th-century preoccupations, from botany and zoology to popular humor and the macabre. Majolica Mania examines the medium’s considerable impact, from wares used in domestic settings to monumental pieces at the World’s Fairs. Essays by international experts address the extensive output of the originators and manufacturers in England—including Minton, Wedgwood, and George Jones—and the migration of English craftsmen to the U.S. New research including information on important American makers in New York, Baltimore, and Philadelphia is also featured. Fully illustrated, the book is enlivened by new photography of pieces from major museums and private collections in the U.S. and Great Britain.
OCLC: 1143818056
Price: $270.00