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Informationen zum Autor Margaret K. Hofer is curator of Decorative Arts at the New-York Historical Society, where she has organized numerous exhibitions, including A New Light on Tiffany (2007), which she co-authored. Debra Schmidt Bach, associate curator at the New-York Historical Society organized the exhibition The Grateful Dead: Now Playing at the New-York Historical Society(2010).Kenneth L. Ames is professor of American Decorative Arts and Material Culture of the 18th and 19th-centuries at the Bard Graduate Center, New York. His publications include Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition and Death in the Dining Room and Other Tales of Victorian Culture (1995).David L. Barquist is curator of American Decorative Arts at Philadelphia Museum of Art, and a scholar on colonial New York silver. He is the author of Myer Myers Jewish Silversmith in Colonial New York(2001). Klappentext The first comprehensive survey of the New-York Historical Society's superb collection of early American silver. Zusammenfassung The first comprehensive survey of the New York Historical Society's internationally renowned collection of early American silver! one of the finest in the United States. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Louise MirrerPreface by Linda S. FerberAcknowledgments by Margaret K. HoferSterling Legacies: The Formation of the New-York Historical Society Silver Collection by Margaret K. HoferWriting on American Silver by Kenneth L. AmesThe Stylistic Distinctiveness of Colonial New York Silver by David L. BarquistCATALOGUENotes to the Catalogue 1 Converging Cultures in Colonial New York 2 From Craft to Industry 3 Honoring Achievement4 Rites of Passage 5 Vessels of Conviviality 6 The Rituals of Tea and Coffee7 Elegant Dining Appendix: Checklist of Silver and Related Objects at the New-York Historical SocietyFrequently Cited Sources Index
