Bibliograph

19th-century America: furniture and other decorative arts;, an exhibition in celebration of the hundredth anniversary of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, April 16 through September 7, 1970/, Introd. by Berry B. Tracy. Furniture texts by Marilynn Johnson. Other decorative arts texts by Marvin D. Schwartz and Suzanne Boorsch

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19th-century America: furniture and other decorative arts;, an exhibition in celebration of the hundredth anniversary of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, April 16 through September 7, 1970/, Introd. by Berry B. Tracy. Furniture texts by Marilynn Johnson. Other decorative arts texts by Marvin D. Schwartz and Suzanne Boorsch

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Bibliography: p. [253]-[256]

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

19th-century America: furniture and other decorative arts;

Nature of contents

catalogsbibliography

Oclc number

90973

Responsibility statement

Introd. by Berry B. Tracy. Furniture texts by Marilynn Johnson. Other decorative arts texts by Marvin D. Schwartz and Suzanne Boorsch

Sub title

an exhibition in celebration of the hundredth anniversary of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, April 16 through September 7, 1970/

Summary

This book illustrates and discusses 300 prime objects displayed in the 1970 exhibition of American decorative arts displayed during the Centennial exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1970. Presented as a series of lavish room settings and galleries, the exhibit included pieces in the 19th century's principal styles of furniture and decorative arts--Federal, Empire, Gothic, rococo, Renaissance, art nouveau, and reform. Objects featured in this book include various pieces of furniture, silver, glass, ceramics, and metalwork from the Museum's American wing

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