Early American Furniture From New England, Pennsylvania, New York: Together With an Important Group of Anglo-American Historical Liverpool Pitchers, Rare Silver, Pewter, Other Decorative Objects; The - Hardcover

American Art Association

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0265935091 ISBN 13: 9780265935095

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Excerpt from Early American Furniture From New England, Pennsylvania, New York<br/><br/>Appraising the Objects in the order Of their importance, we should say that the group of anglo-american historical Liverpool pitchers [nos 336-382] is the finest in America, and the discovery of the existence Of such a collection in private hands came as an agreeable surprise. These pitchers are of the so-called Queens ware, an English fa'ience, with an ivory-colored glaze, transfer-printed in India ink, sometimes in color with touches of gilding. They illustrate the exuberant nationalism of a period in America which saw the molding of a new nation. The decoration con sists of portraits of national heroes, representations of American naval and military victories, and other portentious events pertaining to the early history of the young Republic, amplified by legends and mottoes appropriate to the occasion. Considering the nature of some of the subjects, one is obliged to conclude that only a rare impartiality, coupled with a strong sense of humor, on the part of the Liverpool potters could have permitted the production at that time of something so decidedly un?attering to the mother country. As historical records this anglo-american chinaware is very important and, considering its fragility, the accumulation of so many perfect specimens is the more remarkable....

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0265935091
• ISBN 13: 9780265935095
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 178