Ceramics: 400 Years of British Collecting in 100 Masterpieces Contributor(s): Ferguson, Patricia F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1781300437 ISBN-13: 9781781300435 Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers
Binding Type: Hardcover Published: December 2016 * Out of Print * Click for more in this series: National Trust |
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BISAC Categories: - Art | Ceramics - Art | History - General |
Series: National Trust |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 9.2" W x 11.2" L (3.55 lbs) 256 pages |
Features: Dust Cover, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: Winner of the 2017 American Ceramics Circle Book of the Year Award The aim of this publication is to introduce the rich and varied ceramics in the National Trust's vast and encyclopedic collection, numbering approximately 75,000 artifacts, housed in 250 historic properties in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. One hundred key pieces have been selected from this rich treasure trove, each contributing to our knowledge of ceramic patronage and history, revealing the very personal stories of ownership, display, taste, and consumption. The selection includes the following Continental wares: "Red-figure" wares, Italian armorial tablewares, Dutch Delft from the Greek A factory - owned by Adrianus Kocx - Chinese Kraak ware, Dehua ware, Japanese Kakiemon-style and Imari-style tablewares and garnitures, Meissen table sculpture by Johann Joachim K ndler and tablewares attributed to Adam Friedrich von L wenfinck, Castelli fayence from the Grue workshop, and wares from the following porcelain manufactories: Doccia, Vienna, Vincennes, S vres, Dihl, and Feulliet. Many are published for the first time, sometimes illustrated in their original interiors. Collectively, the selection surveys patterns of ceramic collecting by the British aristocracy and gentry over a four hundred year period. |
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