Flights of Fancy: American Silver Bird-Decorated Spoons
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Book Description
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 significant vehicle for expressing not only creativity but also a new national identity.
Fennimore's lucid and well-researched volume, which accompanies an exhibition of the same name at Winterthur, includes a comprehensive list of East Coast silversmiths who produced these charming objects between 1750 and 1830. Flights of Fancy surely will serve as a single point of reference for all future study of these uniquely American pieces.
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10 x 7 trim. 33 duotones. 2 figs. LC 00-063245
Flights of Fancy: American Silver Bird-Decorated Spoons
Flights of Fancy: American Silver Bird-Decorated Spoons,Donald L. Fennimore,Winterthur Museum,0912724579,18th century,19th century,Antiques & Collectibles,Antiques/Collectibles,Art,Art & Art Instruction,Birds in art,Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Museum,Exhibitions,History,Spoons,United States,Antiques & Collectables
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