No author

Haute Nouveaute. 12 Embroidered Fabric/Textile Floral Designs/Appliques

No Place, No Publisher. Unbound. No publisher place or date. 12 floral designs, perhaps embroidery, attached to paper card stock. No creator, place or date, perhaps early to mid 1900s. A collection of 12 samples that appear to be embroidered appliques. All are very similar to each other, with only slight variations in use of colors. Haute Nouveaute across the top in a decorative banner, with ruling along the borders. Number 2783 stamped at the upper left. GOOD condition. Samples in nice condition with little wear. Card stock backing soiled, creased, with a few stains. Good .

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Book number: 016611

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: Noisbn Textiles

Various authors

American Furniture with Related Decorative Arts 1660-1830

New York, Hudson Hills Press, 1991. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Pale yellow cloth in unclipped jacket. 315 pp. Color photos throughout. A study of American furniture and decorative arts from 1660 to 1830, with emphasis on items held in the Milwaukee Art Museum. Five essays look at the various periods: the 17th century, William and Mary, Queen Anne, Chippendale and Federal, discussing artists, styles, etc. VERY GOOD condition. Some toning to the jacket, with minor scuffing and edgewear. Light fading and edgewear to the book. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 016910

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: Noisbn

Various Authors

The Branded Windsor Furniture of Independence National Historical Park

No Place, Independence National Historical Park, Publisher, 1981. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Small oblong format. 40 pp. A few small illustrations throughout. A catalog of annotated entries on Windsor furniture at the Independence National Historical Park, arranged by maker and including work by John Brientnall Ackley, William Bowen, William Cox, Thomas Manson and many others. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and soiling to the covers. Some scuffing along the spine. A few tiny creases at the corners. Very Good .

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Book number: 016059

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: Noisbn

Various authors

British Design-Konstindustri Och Design 1851-1987

Stockholm, Nationalmuseum Stockholm, Publisher, 1987. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 110 pp. Black and white photos throughout. All text in Swedish, except for a short introduction. A catalog to a 1987 looking at British design from the mid 1800s to late 1900s, focusing on decorative arts. GOOD+ condition. Minor toning, rubbing and edgewear to the covers. Perhaps a faint musty odor when opened. Good .

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Book number: 018589

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: Noisbn

Various Authors

Form 3/4 1954. Svenska Slojdforeningens Tidskrift

Stockholm, No Publisher, 1954. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Black and white photographs throughout. All text in Swedish. Pagination runs 63-96 plus ads in the front and rear. Sheet laid in with English text explaining contents of this issue. A journal devoted to topics related to Swedish design, much representing what may also be considered Mid-Century Modern (or Danish Modern). This issue with articles on the programme of the Halsingborg Exhibition; the confusion in modern Swedish architecture; an experimental house in Gothenburg; color in interior decoration; living at Sorgenfri; a look at the Ditzinger interior decoration firm; a look at the furniture associated with Sven Staaf; wallpaper of 1954 etc. GOOD condition. Covers browned, with some soiling and dark scuffing. Minor wrinkling. Some scuffing along the extremities. Good .

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Book number: 015888

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: Noisbn

Various Authors

Form 3 1955. Svenska Slojdforeningens Tidskrift

Stockholm, Svenska Slojdforeningens, Publisher, 1955. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Black and white photographs throughout. All text in Swedish, with a 2 page leaf printed in English, laid in, that gives a summary of contents Ads throughout. A journal devoted to topics related to Swedish design, much representing what may also be considered Mid-Century Modern (or Danish Modern). This includes a look at furniture, household goods (plates, cups, etc.) and other items. This issue with articles on a new manufacturing house for glass, Johansfors; examples of mosiac; stained glass windows; plastics for everyday use; the new Artek, etc. GOOD condition. Covers browned, with some soiling and minor foxing. Minor wrinkling. Some scuffing along the extremities. Good .

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Book number: 016684

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: Noisbn

Various authors

Kontur. Number 1. 1950

Stockholm, Swedish Society of Industrial Design, 1950. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 31 pp. plus ads. Black and white and a few color photos throughout. All text in Swedish, with summaries of each article in English, laid in. First issue of this journal "for professionals in the field" devoted to trends in Scandinavian and Swedish design, in what would now perhaps be considered Mid-Century Modern. With pieces on American Functionalism, the triune outrage against beauty, Danish quality, the tool vs. the work of art, etc. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning. Light curling along the extremities. Very Good .

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Book number: 014326

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: Noisbn

Various authors

Kontur. Number 6. 1957

Stockholm, Swedish Society of Industrial Design, 1957. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 62 pp. plus ads. Black and white photos throughout. Text in Swedish and English. An issue of this journal "for professionals in the field" devoted to trends in Scandinavian and Swedish design, in what would now perhaps be considered Mid-Century Modern. This issue devoted to Swedish form and the relationship between past and present, including rhythm and expression, steel and form, etc. GOOD condition. Minor to moderate uneven toning to the covers. Minor scuffing and soiling. Good .

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Book number: 015732

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: Noisbn

Buhler, Kathryn C.

Massachusetts Silver in the Frank L. And Louise C. Harrington Collection

Worcester. MA, Barre Publishers, 1965. First Edition. Hard Cover. Grayish blue paper covered boards. First edition, one of 300 copies. SIGNED by the author on the title page. 121 pages. With black and white photos throughout. A catalog of the silver collection of Frank and Louise Harrington, examining the growth of silver collecting in America in the early 1900s to the present, and providing biographical and technical information on the silversmiths in Massachusetts in the collection. Pieces in the collection are described, with many photos accompanying the descriptions. GOOD condition, EX-MUSEUM LIBRARY with pocket, pastedown label and spine label present, as well as a few stamps and call numbers, in pencil, on the copyright page. Minor darkening along the extremities of the book. Minor soiling. Interior clean and solid. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004391

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: Noisbn American Silver

Bulkeley, Houghton

Contributions to Connecticut Cabinet Making

Bloomfield, CT, The Connecticut Historical Society, 1967. Hard Cover. Paper covered boards. 97 pages including index. With black and white photos throughout. A collection of articles, originally published in The Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin, on various aspects of cabinet making in Connecticut, including notable makers and their contributions to the trade. These include Aaron Roberts, John Wells, George Belden and others. GOOD condition, EX-MUSEUM LIBRARY with the usual markings: bookplate, card pocket and spine label. Spine and extremities somewhat faded. Interior solid, with a few underlines and notations in pencil, presumed from the previous owner, Dean Fales (who gifted this to the museum). Fales authored several books on American furniture. (Ames and Ward p 88). Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004469

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: Noisbn Connecticut Furniture Cabinetmaking

Burks, Jean M.

Documented Furniture. An Introduction to the Collections

Canterbury, NH, Canterbury Shaker Village. Shaker Village, Inc, 1989. Wraps. Photo illustrated wraps. 23 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A descriptive guide to various pieces of Shaker made furniture at the Shaker village in Canterbury, New Hampshire, discussing makers and the history of the pieces, when known. GOOD condition. Ex-museum library. Exterior and interior pastedowns and stamping present. Minor toning and soiling to the covers. Light curling at the corners. Good .

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Book number: 013186

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: Noisbn

O'Connor, Kathleen B. (editor)

Nineteenth-Century American Silver. Report of a Yale-Smithsonian Material Culture Seminar at Yale University, 7-8 April 1988

New Haven, Yale University. Wraps. Light brown wraps. 50 pages. With a few black and white illustrations. A look at the silver making industry in 19th century America, studying the sources of silver, metallurgy, manufacturing, style, patents, merchandising and consumption, etc. GOOD condition, ex-museum library. Pocket, pastedown and spine label present. Rear cover rather scuffed/scratched along the lower spine. Small blue stain in that same area. Text clean and solid. Good .

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Book number: 006848

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: Noisbn

Cullity, Brian (Curator)

Plain and Fancy. New England Painted Furniture

Sandwich, MA, Heritage Plantation of Sandwich, Publisher, 1987. Wraps. Color photo illustrated wraps. Small folio. Unpaginated, perhaps 50-70 pp. Black and white photos throughout, with a few in color. A catalog to a 1987 exhibition of painted furniture from New England. Includes a short history of the form, its origins and evolution, a short section on the various noted decorators and an annotated catalog featuring photos of pieces with descriptions. GOOD+ condition. Minor toning. Some creasing at the corners. Small stain at the lower fore edge corner. Good .

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Book number: 009281

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: Noisbn

Currier, Ernest M.

Marks of Early American Silversmiths. With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types and List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841

Harrison, NY, Robert Alan Green, Publisher, 1970. Cloth. One of 1000 copies of this reprint edition. Blue cloth in dust jacket. Quarto. 179 pp. A guide to marks of American silversmiths, reproducing marks and containing brief information on the silversmiths/businesses associated with the marks. Spanning from colonial times to the 19th century. FAIR jacket on a GOOD+ book. Heavy offsetting, darkening and large areas of faint staining to the jacket, with some soiling. Many small chips, tears and associated creases along the extremities. Upper 1 inch and lower 4 inches missing from the spine. General toning to the paper in the interior. Good/Fair.

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Book number: 009662

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: Noisbn

Davies, Karen

At Home in Manhattan. Modern Decorative Arts, 1925 to the Depression

New Haven, Yale University Art Gallery, 1983. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 123 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A catalog issued for an exhibition of decorative arts embracing Modernist, Art Deco, Bauhaus, etc. aesthetics as found in Manhattan homes. With critical essays and annotated entries. GOOD condition. Minor fading and edgewear to the covers. A hint of toning in the interior. Slight curling to the upper corners of the last third of the book. Good .

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Book number: 018317

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: Noisbn