Majolica Mania
Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850–1915
$349.77
- Hardcover
1008 pages
- Release Date
24 November 2020
Summary
The first comprehensive study of the most important ceramic innovation of the 19th century
Colorful, wildly imaginative, and technically innovative, majolica was functional and aesthetic ceramic ware. Its subject matter reflects a range of 19th-century preoccupations, from botany and zoology to popular humor and the macabre. Majolica Mania examines the medium’s considerable impact, from wares used in domestic settings to monumental pieces at the World’s Fairs…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780300251043 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0300251041 |
| Author: | Susan Weber, Eleanor Hughes, Catherine Arbuthnott, Paul Atterbury, Gaye Blake-Roberts, Claire Blakey, Jo Briggs, Julius Bryant, Miranda Goodby, Caroline Hannah |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 1008 |
| Release Date: | 24 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 7.19kg |
| Dimensions: | 126mm x 257mm x 338mm |
Critics Review
“More than 1,000 lustrous Victorian vessels appear in Majolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850-1915 … Dozens of scholars contributed essays about ceramics makers, from central England’s venerable Wedgwood to Manhattan’s forgotten James Carr. The [majolica] designs were as majestic as fountains and fireplaces covered in dragons, and as endearingly frivolous as boots for holding toothpicks and jugs portraying baseball players.”—Eve Kahn, New York Times
“Weber and her team have produced an exceptionally well-illustrated and comprehensive database from which many new projects can grow.”—Edward S. Cooke Jr, The Burlington Magazine
Susan Weber
Susan Weber is director and founder of the Bard Graduate Center.
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