Publication information from title page in Vol. 1. Includes dedication to H.R.M. Princess Louise, Marchioness of Lorne. Rest of title page: ... Illustrated with upwards of 800 wood engravings. Plain sewing, textiles, dressmaking, appliances, and...
Rest of title page: "...by Ellen P. Claydon, Head Mistress of Chuckery Council School, Walsall, Author of "Handiwork and Needlework" and joint author of "Knitting without specimens" and C.A. Claydon, Sewing Mistress, Tantarra Street Mixed School,...
Bottles -- United States -- 19th century;Glassware -- United States -- 19th century;Blown glass -- United States -- 19th century;Cut glass -- United States -- 19th century;Decorative arts -- United States -- 19th century
Medium notes: Yellow glass, quart size, with cut pattern and pewter caps
These photographs were taken on Robert Sterling Clark's 1908-09 expedition to the Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces of China. The originals reside in the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
"The illustration and explanation of the use of a shading machine, the "Skiagraph," is most interesting. [Includes] examples of photo-engraving as well as equipment."--Hanson Collection catalog, p. 94
"6 plates (nature prints?) of skeletonized leaves. Whether these are actually nature prints is difficult to say. The process is unrecorded in this form in the United States and no printer is identified here. They do bear a strong resemblance to...
Design; Lace and lace making -- Italy -- Early works to 1800; Embroidery -- Italy -- Early works to 1800; Sources and documents -- Italy -- 16th century;
Published in 1567, "La vera perfettione del disegno di varie sorti di ricami…" is a pattern book that provided designs for the elaborate lacework and embroidery of the period. These pattern books were designed to be portable and easily handled,...
Silverwork -- England -- London -- 18th century;Chocolate pots -- England -- London -- 18th century;Beverage containers -- England -- London -- 18th century;Chocolate drinks -- England -- London -- 18th century;Decorative arts -- England -- London...
Joseph Ward (free 1689)
Marks: Fully marked on body to right of handle: maker's mark WA, anchor between, in shaped shield (Grimwade 2989) Britannia lion's head erased date letter f for 1701/2. Lion's head erased and maker's mark on cover...
Silverwork -- England -- London -- 18th century;Teapots -- England -- London -- 18th century;Decorative arts -- England -- London -- 18th century;Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375. Decamerone. Cimon and Iphigenia -- Illustrations;La Fontaine, Jean de,...
Francis Crump (free 1741)
Marks: Fully marked on underside: maker's mark F.C (Grimwade 672) leopard's head lion passant date letter R for 1772/73. Lion passant on underside of cover, the finial, and the wing nut
Lapp Princess Press : A Small Press and Artist Books from the late 1970s (Exhibition : 2007)
This work requires the active participation of the reader. An eighteen-by-twenty-four-inch piece of paper is folded at the requisite six-inch-square format, with the text of Shapiro's poem and Pozzi's illustration buried in the inside. A note...
"...I am indebted to my friend Mr. Maurice B, Adams for the exceedingly careful and conscientious manner in which these illustrations have been prepared, and for the hearty co-operation and able assistance he has given to me in preparing the...
Embroidery; Tapestry; Textile fabrics; Lace and lace making; Wallpaper; Decoration and ornament
"This limited edition has been printed from type and the type distributed." "The material presented in the present volume constituted, for the most part, a series of articles which appeared in Good furniture magazine during the years 1915, 1916,...
Clans; Tartans; Highlands (Scotland); Clans -- Scotland -- History
Publication information based on title page of Volume 1. Volumes 1-4 continuously paged; Volumes 5-8 continuously paged. CAI copy has added engraved t.p. in v. 1: The Scottish Highlands, Highland clans and Highland regiments. CAI copy has t.p. and...
