Early American Silver
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1973. Softcover. Orangish pictorial wraps. x, 336 pp. 228 bw ills. Survey of American silver's history and artistry from the 17th to the 19th century. More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1973. Softcover. Orangish pictorial wraps. x, 336 pp. 228 bw ills. Survey of American silver's history and artistry from the 17th to the 19th century. More
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1970. Hardcover. Blue cloth, black ill. DJ. x, 329 pp. 225+ bw ills. Comprehensive and expertly prepared volume on American silver, with sections devoted to these topics: Artistry in American Silver; The Historical Significance of American Silver; The Role of the American Silversmith; Special Features..... More
Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1974. Hardcover. Navy cloth, cream pictorial DJ. decorative end pages, xviii, 340 pp. 182 bw illus. From the DJ...Examining, evaluating and interpreting both the extant silver marked by the Richardsons and the recently discovered documents against the historical background ot the 18th century, Fales concentrates..... More
Salem: Essex Institute, 1983. Softcover. White/red ill. boards. 64 pp. 52 bw ills. From the introduction: The Essex Institute"s collection of silver is a significant one representing an early and important area in our country"s history. While it mirrors the history of American silver, it is particularly representive of silver..... More
Boston: The Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 2001. Hardbound. Navy blue cloth with gold insignia and lettering; green dj with grey insignia and lettering; 281 pp. with several bw illustrations and occasional charts. A collection of 11 essays "based on presentations made at a conference co-sponsored by the Museum of Fine..... More
Donald L. Fennimire, Jr., 1971. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards; ix, 111 pp.; 37 bw figures tipped in. A thesis submitted toward the fulfillment of an MA in Early American Culture from the University of Delaware; Inscribed by the author. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. Softcover. White glossy ill. wraps. 478 pp. 334 color plates. Features 338 fully illustrated and described pieces. Collecting tips, price guide, full descriptions. These guides are very good overviews and make excellent additions to a dec arts library, no matter when published. More
Delaware: Antique Collectors' Club, 2007. Hardbound. Grey cloth with silver embossed title. Silversmiths to the Nation: Thomas Fletcher and Sidney Gardiner, 1808-1842" presents the first in-depth study of the celebrated silversmiths and their magnificent work. The firm these men established in Boston (1808-11) and Philadelphia (1811-42) revolutionized the significance of..... More
Delaware: Antique Collectors' Club, 2007. Hardbound. Black cloth with silver embossed title; gray pictorial DJ, 287pp, profuse color and BW illustrations. This is a signed copy by both authors. Silversmiths to the Nation: Thomas Fletcher and Sidney Gardiner, 1808-1842" presents the first in-depth study of the celebrated silversmiths and their..... More
Delaware: Antique Collectors' Club, 2007. Hardbound. Grey cloth with silver embossed title; gray pictorial DJ, 287pp, profuse color and BW illustrations. "Presents the first in-depth study of the celebrated silversmiths and their magnificent work. The firm these men established in Boston (1808-11) and Philadelphia (1811-42) revolutionized the significance of silver..... More
London: J.B. Speed Art Museum, 1969. Softcover. blue wraps w/ gilt printing. 219 pgs w/ bw illustrations. More
Old Deerfield: The Heritage Foundation, 1968. Hardcover. Red cloth with silver spine lettering, red dust jacket with bw illustration and white lettering, decorative end pages, bw frontispiece, xiv, 391 pp. 118 bw illlustrations along with 100s of makers' marks. Exhaustive compendium for collectors and scholars, of New England silversmiths. Includes..... More
Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1940. Softcover. White pictorial wraps; pp. 131-146; 10 bw figures. This collection included an eighteenth-century John Potwine brazier, an eighteenth-century sugar basket by Andrew or James Gordon, seventeenth-century spoons by Hull and Sanderson and Jeremiah Dummer, and more. More
Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 1978. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with silver gilt spine lettering, gray and blue illustrated dust jacket with white and blue lettering on cover and spine, 174 pp., bw illustrations throughout. "In Quebec and Related Silver at The Detroit Institute of Arts, a catalogue of..... More
Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles County Museum, 1964. Paperback. Color pictorial wraps; 79 pp.; Profusely illustrated with bw photos and figures. Accompanied the exhibition held March 19 - May 15, 1964; Includes pieces from Mexico, Panama-Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru; 242 pieces listed with annotations. More
London, England: Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society, 1910 (1909). Hardbound. Red embossed cloth with silver decoration and gilt titling, top edge, blue dust jacket. xii, [2], 97 pp. 43 black and white plates illustrating representative specimens of pewter. "A book for all admirers of fine pewter ware..... More
New York, NY: Sotheby's, 2005. Softcover. Blue illus. wraps; 76 pp.; Profusely illus. with bw and color photos and figures. From an auction at Sotheby's New York on May 19, 2005; Includes essay about George Washington by Wendell Garrett. More
Lancaster, PA: Lancaster County Historical Society, 1972. Hardcover. Dark grey cloth boards with silver lettering. ix, 145 pp. Profuse bw illustrations. Names, marks and biographies of Lancaster silvesmiths. More
Baltimore: Baltimore Museum of Art, 1975. Softcover. Silver illustrated wraps. 204 pp., over 400 bw illustrations, including almost 200 of silversmith marks. An essential and seminal reference work. 207 items are illustrated and annotated, and there is a lengthy section at the rear detailing marks. One of 3000 copies. More
Providence, RI: Rhode Island School of Design, 1965. Softcover. Silver ill. wraps. Unpaginated. 84 bw plates. Includes very impressive silver primarily from Boston, Newport, and Providence, mostly from the 18th and 19th centuries. Catalogue lists 327 items, some of them very well annotated. More
Providence, RI: Rhode Island School of Design, 1965. Softcover. Silver ill. wraps. Unpaginated. 84 bw plates. Includes very impressive silver primarily from Boston, Newport, and Providence, mostly from the 18th and 19th centuries. Catalogue lists 327 items, some of them very well annotated. More
Tempe, AZ: TAMM Pub Co., 1994. Softcover. Black wraps, color illustrated with tan lettering; iii, 312 pp; profusely illustrated throughout in bw. Drawings by Janice Koury and other artists. Includes indexes. More
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1911. Hardcover. Japanese mohair cloth boards with dark brown leather spine, gilt letters on spine. 85 pp. Numerous bw plates. Includes essay on early New York silversmiths by R. T. Haines Halsey. Catalog divided into sections that feature Dutch silversmiths, Swedish silversmiths, American..... More
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1911. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards. Black title block with gilt lettering on spine. 85 pp. Numerous bw plates. Includes essay on early New York silversmiths by R. T. Haines Halsey. Catalog divided into sections that feature Dutch silversmiths, Swedish silversmiths, American silversmiths, English..... More
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1911. Hardcover. Light tan wraps, now bound into marbled boards and light blue cloth spine with faded gilt lettering. xxxvi, 97 pp., 44 bw illus. Published to accompany a 1911 exhibition. Includes an essay on early New York silversmiths by R. T. Haines..... More