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Scottish immigrant James Bryce (1812–1893) began his glassmaking
career at the age of ten as a child labourer on the floor of a
Pittsburgh glasshouse working for $1.25 a week. In 1850 he founded
his own glassware company just as pressed glass was increasing in
popularity. Pressed glass transformed the lives of everyday people
by making beautiful tableware widely available to those who could
not afford the expensive blown and cut crystal enjoyed by their
wealthy neighbours. Bryce became one of the largest producers of
pattern glass in America and by 1871 was shipping its products all
over the world. The company continued operations for 113 years,
guided by second and then third generation family members. This
volume celebrates the beauty and artistry of the naturalistic
designs, colourful tableware, and whimsical novelties Bryce
produced between 1850 and 1891. At its heart, this book is a
highly-illustrated work with 190 newly commissioned colour plates
beautifully photographed by leading decorative arts photographer
Gavin Ashworth. It concludes with a compendium of authenticated
Bryce products illustrated primarily with period line drawings that
will be a valuable tool for both sophisticated glass scholars and
casual collectors alike.
Some 120 masterpieces of furniture, silver, glass, medals, and
sculpture are featured, including such monuments as Paul Revere's
Liberty Bowl, furniture by Charles Eames, and crafts by Sam Maloof
and Judy McKie.
For centuries Boston has been one of the most important
furniture-making centres in America. Soon after the town's founding
in 1630, Boston's joiners and turners were the first craftsmen to
make furniture in British North America, and the city's
cabinetmakers contributed to the art and craft of furniture making
throughout the elegant colonial and federal periods. Its factories
and designers have also been a source of fine furniture, creating
major pieces in the various revival styles of the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at
the Massachusetts Historical Society, The Cabinetmaker and the
Carver showcases rare and exemplary pieces from private
collections, illustrating three centuries of Boston history through
carefully selected examples of furniture that represent the
trajectory of this great tradition. Distributed for the
Massachusetts Historical Society.
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