DOI issue:
Nr. 154 (December 1909)
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19868#0190
THE INTERNATIONAL STUDIO December®
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SEUM
The Pennsylvania Museum Has r« ^
purchased, with money collected v°fJ
museum contribution boxes, two imp Q]f
examples of early English furniture- 0(
of these is an Elizabethan cupbo*'^
press, of carved oak, dating fr°m 1 H
1600. It stands on a table supp0 „j
four ball-turned legs which are str A,
ened by flattened stretches. In theP^
of the two doors are carved arc „jM
ported by horizontally grooved P
which latter are repealed in the 1<>"''' "
of the three uprights.
NEW BOOKS OF LASTING VALUE
' WAGNER'S
TRISTAN and ISOLDE
To lovers of music and lovers of beautiful books this
volume offers ;i nirc treat.
Richard le Gallienne furnishes a tine metrical
translation of Warner's libretto.
Edward Ziegler contributes a scholarly and enlight-
ening critique, shedding mucli new li^ht on (he opera
and its place in Wagner's life.
George Alfred Williams in seven superb paint-
ings, reproduced in full colors, gives us wonderfully
beautiful interpretations of musical symbolism.
Quarto, Cloth, in gold and colors, gilt top, boxed, $6.00
net; postpaid $6.40
The
FLUTE of the GODS
By MARAH ELLIS RYAN
Author of "Told in the HtW
"'For the Soul 0} Rafael," etc.
A stirring romance of the American Indians of the
desert, revealing the beautiful mysticism of their
traditions. It is pronounced by an eminent scholar
the mosl truthful Indian novel ever written.
The illustrations are remarkable photogravures
taken on a special expedition into the desert
By EDWARD S. CURTIS
Acknowledged the foremost photographer of In
dlanS. The value of Ins pictures is evidenced by his
production of "The North American Indian," a
monumental work costing S.i.ooo and over a set, which
is backed by Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan.
Octavo, Cloth, deckle or plain edges, Si.50 net;
postpaid, 81.67.
WEDGWOOD AND HIS IMITATORS
By N. HUDSON MOORE, Author «f DELFTWAKE
Containing chapters on the characteristics of the ware and process of manufacture, lists of artists
employed, facsimiles of manufacturers'works, and prices which Wedgwood has brought in recent
years.
Thirty-two full-page plates of many representative specimens.
Cloth, I8tnt>, $1.00 net; postpaid Si.08
CHATS ON
OLD EARTHEN WA R E
By ARTHUR HAYDEN
A practical collector's guide to English earth-
enware.
Over 200 manufacturers' marks, lists of prices,
bibliography, etc.
Colored frontispiece and Ho full-page plates.
Cloth, large 8V0, S2.00 net; postpaid, $2.15
CHATS ON OLD
SILVER
By E. L. l.OWES
A delightful work, vvilli colored frontispiece,
54 full-page plates and many line drawings.
Manufacturers', hall and assay marks, dale
letters, stile prices, museum treasures, etc., elc.
Cloth, large Svu, $2.00 vet; postpaid, $2.18.
For illustrated holiday circular describing these and other new
illustrated novels, books on travel, art books, gijl volumes, poetry, etc.,
send us your name and address with 2 cent stamp.
FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY 333 Fourth Ave. NEW Yo R K, N . Y.
E
ARLY ENGLISH FURN^jJj
AT THE PENNSYLVANIA
Courtesy o] W, K. Cowan 6* Co. jit*
SKILFUL REPRODUCTION OF A l'OI'U^
OF IIIGIIHOY
The second example is a fine ill11? 0l%
of the more exuberant ornament:1"'.' . ol
century later. It is a double caD1" p{|
English oak, made in two parts, t ,L j^s1'1
liortion receding slightly from |,U'.C<1 i"
The entire front is elaborately ci,,.]li,rSl"
scrolled and foliated patterns, so Cj,jo|
teristic of the period, and on the oV< ^. \I
tag upper rail appear the initials ': eS, i"
and the date 1700. These two p1
connection with two low wedding
bearing the dales 1560 and i6S5> c0vcr
are exhibited in the same collecti"0', \0t,
a century and a half of this sty'e 0
carved oak. )(ed |"
The rare opportunity now PreS< \t$®.
study these collections in the ''''""^Lt""!
Museum and the Metropolitan ^jtw
should not be neglected by th"sc'''] Api^
in the development of English and
can furniture of the sixteenth an'
teenth centuries. s til"'1
The Pennsylvania Museum ,l£VQ«&
been showing a recent gifl by jV"' f $
Wister of Gros Point de Veni* filH
late seventceth century. It coiisis
apron front and trimming.
k i'kwsyia
SEUM
The Pennsylvania Museum Has r« ^
purchased, with money collected v°fJ
museum contribution boxes, two imp Q]f
examples of early English furniture- 0(
of these is an Elizabethan cupbo*'^
press, of carved oak, dating fr°m 1 H
1600. It stands on a table supp0 „j
four ball-turned legs which are str A,
ened by flattened stretches. In theP^
of the two doors are carved arc „jM
ported by horizontally grooved P
which latter are repealed in the 1<>"''' "
of the three uprights.
NEW BOOKS OF LASTING VALUE
' WAGNER'S
TRISTAN and ISOLDE
To lovers of music and lovers of beautiful books this
volume offers ;i nirc treat.
Richard le Gallienne furnishes a tine metrical
translation of Warner's libretto.
Edward Ziegler contributes a scholarly and enlight-
ening critique, shedding mucli new li^ht on (he opera
and its place in Wagner's life.
George Alfred Williams in seven superb paint-
ings, reproduced in full colors, gives us wonderfully
beautiful interpretations of musical symbolism.
Quarto, Cloth, in gold and colors, gilt top, boxed, $6.00
net; postpaid $6.40
The
FLUTE of the GODS
By MARAH ELLIS RYAN
Author of "Told in the HtW
"'For the Soul 0} Rafael," etc.
A stirring romance of the American Indians of the
desert, revealing the beautiful mysticism of their
traditions. It is pronounced by an eminent scholar
the mosl truthful Indian novel ever written.
The illustrations are remarkable photogravures
taken on a special expedition into the desert
By EDWARD S. CURTIS
Acknowledged the foremost photographer of In
dlanS. The value of Ins pictures is evidenced by his
production of "The North American Indian," a
monumental work costing S.i.ooo and over a set, which
is backed by Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan.
Octavo, Cloth, deckle or plain edges, Si.50 net;
postpaid, 81.67.
WEDGWOOD AND HIS IMITATORS
By N. HUDSON MOORE, Author «f DELFTWAKE
Containing chapters on the characteristics of the ware and process of manufacture, lists of artists
employed, facsimiles of manufacturers'works, and prices which Wedgwood has brought in recent
years.
Thirty-two full-page plates of many representative specimens.
Cloth, I8tnt>, $1.00 net; postpaid Si.08
CHATS ON
OLD EARTHEN WA R E
By ARTHUR HAYDEN
A practical collector's guide to English earth-
enware.
Over 200 manufacturers' marks, lists of prices,
bibliography, etc.
Colored frontispiece and Ho full-page plates.
Cloth, large 8V0, S2.00 net; postpaid, $2.15
CHATS ON OLD
SILVER
By E. L. l.OWES
A delightful work, vvilli colored frontispiece,
54 full-page plates and many line drawings.
Manufacturers', hall and assay marks, dale
letters, stile prices, museum treasures, etc., elc.
Cloth, large Svu, $2.00 vet; postpaid, $2.18.
For illustrated holiday circular describing these and other new
illustrated novels, books on travel, art books, gijl volumes, poetry, etc.,
send us your name and address with 2 cent stamp.
FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY 333 Fourth Ave. NEW Yo R K, N . Y.
E
ARLY ENGLISH FURN^jJj
AT THE PENNSYLVANIA
Courtesy o] W, K. Cowan 6* Co. jit*
SKILFUL REPRODUCTION OF A l'OI'U^
OF IIIGIIHOY
The second example is a fine ill11? 0l%
of the more exuberant ornament:1"'.' . ol
century later. It is a double caD1" p{|
English oak, made in two parts, t ,L j^s1'1
liortion receding slightly from |,U'.C<1 i"
The entire front is elaborately ci,,.]li,rSl"
scrolled and foliated patterns, so Cj,jo|
teristic of the period, and on the oV< ^. \I
tag upper rail appear the initials ': eS, i"
and the date 1700. These two p1
connection with two low wedding
bearing the dales 1560 and i6S5> c0vcr
are exhibited in the same collecti"0', \0t,
a century and a half of this sty'e 0
carved oak. )(ed |"
The rare opportunity now PreS< \t$®.
study these collections in the ''''""^Lt""!
Museum and the Metropolitan ^jtw
should not be neglected by th"sc'''] Api^
in the development of English and
can furniture of the sixteenth an'
teenth centuries. s til"'1
The Pennsylvania Museum ,l£VQ«&
been showing a recent gifl by jV"' f $
Wister of Gros Point de Veni* filH
late seventceth century. It coiisis
apron front and trimming.