Ornamented Tray
Two Centuries of Ornamented Trays (1720-1920)
Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Antiques & Collectibles, Furniture, Art & Architecture, General Art, Art History, American
| Author: | W.D. John | ISBN: | 9781462912391 |
| Publisher: | Tuttle Publishing | Publication: | June 10, 1971 |
| Imprint: | Tuttle Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | W.D. John |
| ISBN: | 9781462912391 |
| Publisher: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Publication: | June 10, 1971 |
| Imprint: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Language: | English |
This authoritative and definitive work contains the first formal history of antique trays every published. Each of its six chapters is written by a different authority. They discuss:
Lace-Edge Painting
The "Chippendale" Style
Trays Ornamented with Gold Leaf
The Freehand Bronze Techniques
Stenciled Trays
The Country Painted Tray
The book is lavishly illustrated with more than 500 photographs, seven of them in full color, including pictures of trays prized by museums and private collectors, as well as hundreds selected from the unique photographic collection of the late Esther Stevens Brazer.
This authoritative and definitive work contains the first formal history of antique trays every published. Each of its six chapters is written by a different authority. They discuss:
Lace-Edge Painting
The "Chippendale" Style
Trays Ornamented with Gold Leaf
The Freehand Bronze Techniques
Stenciled Trays
The Country Painted Tray
The book is lavishly illustrated with more than 500 photographs, seven of them in full color, including pictures of trays prized by museums and private collectors, as well as hundreds selected from the unique photographic collection of the late Esther Stevens Brazer.
