The House Beautiful, Essays on Beds and Tables, Stools and Candlesticks
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Illustrations: color lithographs and wood engraving
Dimensions
10 1/16 x 7 7/8 x 1 5/16 in. (25.5 x 20 x 3.4 cm)
Classification
Books|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Misses Elizabeth and Katharine Beebe, 1942
Accession Number
42.50.1
Art Historical Context
Published in 1878 by Scribner, Armstrong and Company, *The House: Essays on Beds and Tables Stools and Candlest* is a delightful compendium edited by Clarence Cook, featuring contributions from luminaries like Walter Crane, Francis Lathrop, and Maria Oakey Dewing. lavishly illustrated book celebrates the Aesthetic Movement's ethos, urging Americans to infuse everyday home furnishings with beauty and artistry. Printed with contributions from engravers such as Francis Hart & Co. and illustrators including Daniel Cottier, it reflects the era's growing fascination with harmonious domestic design a...
About the Artist
Clarence Cook|Walter Crane|Scribner, Armstrong and Company|Francis Hart & Co.|W. B. Duncan|Francis Lathrop|Alexandre Sandier|R. Riordan|James S. Inglis|Maria Oakey Dewing|Henry Marsh|Guilaumot, Jr.|Francis Scott King|G. A. Avery|Adolph Will|C. J. Wardell|Daniel Cottier|Félix Leblanc (American|British|American|American| |American|French| |British, Scottish|American|American| |American|American| |American|British, Scottish|French) · 1828 |1845 |1850 |1800 |1800 |1849 |1843 |1800 |1852 |1855 |1826 |1800 |1850 |1871 |1800 |1800 |1838 |1823 –1900 |1915 |1900 |1900 |1900 |1909 |1916 |1900 |1907 |1927 |1912 |1900 |1913 |1878 |1900 |1900 |1891 |1923
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