"European Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs: 1850-1900": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 56, no. 3 (Winter, 1998-1999)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 56 | NUMBER 3

"European Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs: 1850–1900"

Gere, Charlotte

1998

56 pages

8.5 x 11 in

This title is out of print.

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Charlotte Gere

Met Art in Publication

The House Beautiful, Essays on Beds and Tables, Stools and Candlesticks, Clarence Cook American, Illustrations: color lithograph and wood engraving — The House Beautiful, Essays on Beds and Tables, Stools and Candlesticks
Multiple artists/makers
1878

Panel, Cotton and glass paste, British — Panel
British
ca. 1860

Side Chair: Model #398, Gebrüder Thonet GmbH German, Rosewood, Austrian — Side Chair: Model #398
Manufacturer Gebrüder Thonet GmbH
ca. 1905–11

Bentwood Side Chair, Henry I. Seymour American, Hickory, ash, American — Bentwood Side Chair
Henry I. Seymour
1870–78

Flounce, Verdé, Delisle & Cie., Needle lace, Brussels needle lace, Point de Gaze, Belgian, Brussels — Flounce
Manufactory Verdé, Delisle & Cie.
ca. 1867

Progress of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, Philip Henry Delamotte British, Albumen silver prints — Progress of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham
Philip Henry Delamotte
Henry Angelo Ludovico Negretti
1854

Official Views of the World's Colombian Exposition, Issued by the Department of Photography

Multiple artists/makers

1893

In Revue de l'Exposition Universelle de 1889, Paris, Motteroz. May-November, 2 vols.

Multiple artists/makers

1889

Lace panel with decorative motifs of railroad trains, telegraph poles, electric lights and hot air balloons, Cotton, machine made lace, French — Lace panel with decorative motifs of railroad trains, telegraph poles, electric lights and hot air balloons
French
ca. 1900

Piece, Cotton, Russian — Piece
Russian
late 19th century

Armchair, Joseph-Pierre- François Jeanselme, Carved rosewood, leather, silk, serge, French, Paris — Armchair
Chair frame by the firm of Joseph-Pierre- François Jeanselme
Upholstery by the firm of Jacques-Michel Dulud
ca. 1850

Shawl, Deneirouse and Boisglavy, Goat fleece, silk, French, Paris — Shawl
Manufactory probably Deneirouse and Boisglavy
ca. 1849

Shawl, M. Pin , Lyons, Silk and wool, French, Lyons — Shawl
M. Pin
19th century

Mediaeval Court: The Great Exhibition of 1851, Joseph Nash British, Hand colored lithograph; proof — Mediaeval Court: The Great Exhibition of 1851
Joseph Nash
Publisher Dickinson Brothers
1854

Drawing of the "Koh-I-Noor Diamond", R. S. Garrard & Co. British, Watercolor and gold paint over graphite — Drawing of the "Koh-I-Noor Diamond"
R. S. Garrard & Co.
1851

Calendar (part of a set), Asprey British, Gilt bronze, malachite, British, London — Calendar (part of a set)
Purveyor Asprey
1851

Pen tray (part of a set), Asprey British, Gilt bronze, malachite, British, London — Pen tray (part of a set)
Purveyor Asprey
1851

Paper cutter (part of a set), Asprey British, Gilt bronze, malachite, British, London — Paper cutter (part of a set)
Purveyor Asprey
1851

Large candlestick (one of a pair, part of a set), Asprey British, Gilt bronze, malachite, British, London — Large candlestick (one of a pair, part of a set)
Asprey
1851

Taperstand (part of a set), Asprey British, Gilt bronze, malachite, British, London — Taperstand (part of a set)
Asprey
1851

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