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Prismatic table The last piece of furniture designed by Isamu Noguchi was the Prismatic table in 1957. Reminiscent of Japanese art of origami, the piece was similar to his 1950s sculptures of bent and folded aluminum. The table was created for Alcoa, which was exploring new uses of aluminum. Two version of the table were designed. For use in Alcoa advertisements, one was modular and multicolored. Only recently has that three-legged table been [...] Click here to continue reading. Louis Comfort Tiffany Louis Comfort Tiffany, born in New York City on February 18, 1848, was one of America’s foremost leaders of the Art Nouveau Movement. Tiffany opened his glassworks in 1885 on Long Island, New York producing a wide range of outstanding designs for lamps, windows and decorative objects. As a leading developer of new forms of art glass, L. C. Tiffany is most noted for his Favrile glass produced from 1892 into [...] Click here to continue reading. P. Skeolan An itinerant silhouettist working in the north of England, P. Skeolan is listed in British Silhouette Artists and their Work 1760-1860 Examples of his work inscribed Manchester or Liverpool are known. In addition to cutting silhouettes, Skeolan was a talented watercolor portraitist who advertised later in his career as “Skeolan Miniature Painter Harrogate”. In this latter role Skeolan is known to have colored photographs. At some point, likely circa 1860 or before, [...] Click here to continue reading. Nelson G. Hormell A native of Western Pennsylvania, Nelson G. Hormell (1832 to 1902) was a potter who moved to the village of Newport in Tuscarawas County, Ohio in the 1860′s. By the 1870′s he was producing utilitarian stoneware there, either by himself or in partnership with William Smythe. Hormell stoneware is most often marked in a cobalt script. When working alone, Hormell signed his wares N. G. Hormell; in partnership the wares are [...] Click here to continue reading. Yuhuchunping A Chinese ceramics term, yuhuchunping denotes a distinctive bottle or pear form porcelain vase. Solingen Steel For centuries, this small town in Germany has been turning out the highest quality knives and cutlery. Some time in the 16th century, artisans in this small German town began creating high quality blades. Four hundred years later, he name Solingen stamped on a blade is still the mark of a quality product. Solingen- A Short History of a Small Town Solingen was first chartered in 1374, but has been an [...] Click here to continue reading. Rene Lalique Art Glass Perfume Bottles In the late 19th and 20th centuries, perfume was sold in simple containers which were meant to be emptied into more luxurious perfume bottles displayed on the dressing table, but thanks to Lalique’s collaboration with Coty, perfumeries began selling their scents in elegant glass bottles. Rene Lalique Brief Biography Rene Lalique (1860-1945) was a master jeweler, but it is not his jewelry for which he is [...] Click here to continue reading. John Letchworth American Cabinetmakers, Marked American Furniture, 1640-1940 by William C. Ketchum, Jr., offers the following information about John Letchworth: “The highly productive Philadelphia turner John Letchworth (1759-1843) produced a wide variety of Windsor from his shop on Third and Fourth streets during the period 1784-1807. He then moved to Chester County and pursued a career as an itinerant Quaker preacher. Letchworth’s chairs were branded I. LETCHWORTH and included settees; bow-back, rod-back, and comb-back [...] Click here to continue reading. Thomas Cotton Hayward A brief biography of Thomas Cotton Hayward is offered by William C. Ketchum, Jr., in American Cabinetmakers: Marked American Furniture, 1640-1940. Ketchum wrote: “The Charlestown, Massachusetts, turner Thomas Cotton Hayward (working c. 1790-1820) placed his brand T.C. HAYWARD beneath the seat of a wide variety of Windsor chairs, including continuous-arm chairs, bow-back side chairs, and a low-back, writing-arm chair. He may also have produced fancy chairs, as his advertisement in the [...] Click here to continue reading. Booge Sometimes spelled as bouge, this term refers to round wall between the well and rim of pewter plate, deep dish or charger. |
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