This authoritative book presents new information about the late 19th - and early 20th - centurycut glass indutry in Corning, New York
Being the first book to examine the workings of the American cut glass industry, it examines labor relations, surces of blanks and special orders of the Whte House
It discusses the Paris world's fair in 1889, as well as communication between the cut glass industry and silver manufacturers such as Gorham and Tiffany
Competition and co-operation between the glass cutting firms are also highlighted, and considerable attention is paid to other companies, such as J. Hoare, H. P. Sinclaire, and O. F. Egginton
It embellishes 512 illustrations of glass pieces, and catalogue pages, advertisements, and old documents, including 80 colour plates
This book will be of special interest to collectors of cut glass, and also to students of business and social history.
This authoritative book presents new information about the late 19th- and early 20th-century cut glass industry in Corning, New York.
The recent discovery of a mass of archival material relating to T.G. Hawkes and Company, including thousands of letters, has enabled the author to research business practices in the glass industry in more detail than ever before.
Using this new information, together with her already considerable knowledge, Jane Shadel Spillman has produced the first book on American cut glass to go beyond the glass and examine the workings of the industry itself, including labor relations, sources of blanks, special orders for the White House, Hawkes’s representation at the Paris world’s fair in 1889, and communication between the cut glass industry and silver manufacturers such as Gorham and Tiffany. Competition and cooperation between the glass cutting firms are also highlighted, and considerable attention is paid to other companies, such as J. Hoare, H.P. Sinclaire, and O.F. Egginton.
There are 512 illustrations of glass pieces, catalog pages, advertisements and old documents, including 80 colour plates. This is a book which will be of special interest to collectors of cut glass, and also to students of business and social history.
Format:
279 x 216 mm, 350 pp., 80 c., 432 b&w, hardback
Anul apariţiei:
1997
fond special / librărie / colecţie particulară / anticariat /
