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Product Identifiers

PublisherSchiffer Publishing, The Limited

ISBN-100764315978

ISBN-139780764315978

eBay Product ID (ePID)2224418

Product Key Features

LanguageEnglish

TopicDesign, Antiques & Collectibles, General, Decorative Arts

AuthorMervyn Gulliver

IllustratorYes

Dimensions

Item Length11 In.

Item Height8.6 In.

Item Width8.5 In.

Item Weight50.3 Oz

Additional Product Features

LCCN2002-003078

Book TitleVictorian Decorative Glass : British Designs, 1850-1914

Number of Volumes1 vol.

Dewey Decimal748/.0941/09034

Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisThis attractive and useful book presents thousands of beautiful hand-formed decorative glassware designs from British manufacturers, for export and domestic use, from 1850 to 1914. Detailed analysis and more than 850 color photographs and hundreds of carefully hand-drawn illustrations provide a visual feast to study and enjoy. Special sections present the remarkable range of profiles and patterns for rims, bodies (including applied motifs), and feet of glass items that can be used as an aid in the attribution of designs.The techniques used to decorate these glass items are described and illustrated. Wherever possible, designs are attributed to specific manufacturers.Clear illustrations show the Registered Designs for glassware recorded between 1850 and 1914 by seven major British glass manufacturers: Richardsons, Stevens & Williams, Stuart & Sons, Thomas Webb & Sons, Boulton & Mills, Burtles-Tate, and John Walsh. Classical influences of the 1840s and 1850s and concurrent designs, including free-flowing and naturalistic forms of the Art Nouveau period, are all present, reflecting the brilliant skills of these Victorian glass manufacturers., This attractive and useful book presents thousands of beautiful hand-formed decorative glassware designs from British manufacturers, for export and domestic use, from 1850 to 1914. Detailed analysis and more than 850 color photographs and hundreds of carefully hand-drawn illustrations provide a visual feast to study and enjoy. Special sections present the remarkable range of profiles and patterns for rims, bodies (including applied motifs), and feet of glass items that can be used as an aid in the attribution of designs. The techniques used to decorate these glass items are described and illustrated. Wherever possible, designs are attributed to specific manufacturers. Clear illustrations show the Registered Designs for glassware recorded between 1850 and 1914 by seven major British glass manufacturers: Richardsons, Stevens & Williams, Stuart & Sons, Thomas Webb & Sons, Boulton & Mills, Burtles-Tate, and John Walsh. Classical influences of the 1840s and 1850s and concurrent designs, including free-flowing and naturalistic forms of the Art Nouveau period, are all present, reflecting the brilliant skills of these Victorian glass manufacturers.

Publication Year2002

Dewey Edition21

FormatHardcover

LC Classification NumberNK1378.G85 2002

Number of Pages320 pages