[PDF.64pt] Flights of Fancy: American Silver Bird-Decorated Spoons

Flights of Fancy: American Silver Bird-Decorated Spoons

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 | #5976884 in Books |  2000-11-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  7.02 x.16 x10.00l,.30 | File type: PDF | 44 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Authoritative study of a rather special form|By Frederic|This is essentially a well-ilustrated essay produced as a slim booklet -- but don't let that put you off! Bird-backed spoons have always intrigued collectors (although they've gotten pretty scarce in the market these days), and between the Winterthur's collections and Fennimore's expertise it's hard to imagine a better so|From the Publisher|10 x 7 trim. 33 duotones. 2 figs. LC 00-063245|About the Author|DONALD L. FENNIMORE is curator emeritus of metals at Winterthur.

This small but lavishly illustrated catalogue is the first in-depth study ever on silver bird-decorated spoons. Author Donald L. Fennimore, Winterthur's senior curator of metals, narrates the fascinating social, technical, and artistic tale of American silver spoons whose bowls were struck with bird images: from the dove and olive branch to the bald eagle. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, these rare and highly collectible objects of true beauty proved to be a s...

You easily download any file type for your device.Flights of Fancy: American Silver Bird-Decorated Spoons   |  Donald Fennimore. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.

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