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...
Wharton, Joseph, 1734-1816;Wharton, Sarah, 1740-;Silverwork -- England -- London -- 18th century;Teapots -- England -- London -- 18th century;Decorative arts -- England -- London -- 18th century
Thomas Whipham II and Charles Wright, working in partnership 1756-1775)
City: London
Marks: Fully marked on underside: maker's mark CW intersecting T.W (Grimwade 2976) leopard's head lion passant date letter D for 1759/60. Lion...
Plates are mounted samples. Title vignette, engraving. Impression limited to three hundred copies, 250 on Dutch hand-made paper, demy quarto, of which this is number 162. Notes on works treating of tartans: pages [57]-61.
Includes index; With original illustrations, and sectional diagrams --T.p; Part I. Infant and girls' schools -- Part II. Cutting-out -- Part III. Knitting and netting
Silverwork -- England -- London -- 18th century;Tapersticks -- England -- London -- 18th century;Candlesticks -- England -- London -- 18th century;Decorative arts -- England -- London -- 18th century
Marks: Fully marked on underside: maker's mark LA, crown and star above, fleur de lis below (Grimwade #1892) lion's head erased Britannia date letter L for 1726/27
Heraldry: The arms are those of Roundell with Ramsden in...
Platel, Pierre, ca. 1664-1719 -- Spurious and doubtful works;Silverwork -- England -- London -- 18th century;Candlesticks -- England -- London -- 18th century;Decorative arts -- England -- London -- 18th century;Scrolls (Decorative arts);Fluting...
Detail: Depicts single candlestick;Purportedly Pierre Platel
Marks: Indistinctly marked on neck of base: date letter g for 1702/3 lion's head erased, possibly Britannia maker's mark possibly PL, crown and star above, fleur de lis below...
Art museums; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Art museum visitors; Aesthetics; Duccio, di Buoninsegna, d. 1319; Gautama Buddha -- Statues -- Afghanistan -- Bamiyan Region; Sculpture, Buddhist -- Afghanistan -- Bamiyan Region; Taliban; Master Engelram;...
Summary: The director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art speaks at the Clark. The title of his talk is, "Museums: Why Should We Care?"
Contents: Introduction by Michael Conforti (ca. 11 mins.) -- Philippe de Montebello presentation (ca. 49...
Through Shen-Kan is the account of a 1908-09 expedition to the Shensi and Kansu provinces of northern China. The expedition was funded by Robert Sterling Clark, one of the heirs to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune. Clark was joined by the...
McGill University; Prince Edward Island; Universite Laval; Rideau Hall (Ottawa, Ont.); Dominion Coal Company, Ltd; Rapids -- Canada; Waterfalls -- Canada; Lumber trade -- Canada; Summer resorts -- Canada; Paper industry -- Canada; Locks (Hydraulic...
Includes "Half-tone illustrations from photographs and art integrated pictorially with the text, printed in multiple colors and including elaborate chromolitho art, borders and designs. What sets this government promotional book apart is the...
"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
Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Medals; Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866 -- Medals; Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 -- Medals; Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850 -- Medals; United States Mint -- Catalogs; Medals -- United States
"21 plates, including the half-title, of Anaglyptographic engravings from medals, 77 specimens in all. Anaglyphic [sic] engraving, using Saxton's machine at the United States Mint. 'Engraved from the medal by the Anaglyptographic process by J. W....
