American Silver 1670-1830 The Cornelius C. Moore Collection at Providence College

  • Providence: Providence College, 1980
By Hauck, Alice H.R. (introduction); essays and catalogue by Anne E. Spokas, Karolyn Kras, Anne M. Skarzynski, Kimberly A. Kyle, and Emily Kean
Providence: Providence College, 1980. Quarto (28.5 x 22 cm.), 3, 151 pages. [1 leaf]. Illustrated in black & white. Bibliography. FIRST EDITION, limited to one thousand copies. A handsomely produced catalogue of the important collection of early American silver assembled by Cornelius Moore, and now held at Providence College. The collection is known for its attention to the cultural history of the objects within it. Fine in publisher's black cloth, titled in silver at the spine; slight edge wear to top edge of dust jacket, otherwise fine. With the bookplate of Robert P. Emlen, historian and Shaker expert.

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Title

American Silver 1670-1830 The Cornelius C. Moore Collection at Providence College

Author

Hauck, Alice H.R. (introduction); essays and catalogue by Anne E. Spokas, Karolyn Kras, Anne M. Skarzynski, Kimberly A. Kyle, and Emily Kean

Condition

Unknown

Publisher

Providence College: Providence

Date

1980


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