Corning Museum of Glass: A Decade of Glass Collecting
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Whitehouse, David / Corning Museum of ong>Glassong>, PUBLISHER: ABRAMS, The Corning Museum of ong>Glassong> in Corning, New York, houses the world's premier ong>glassong> collection, a dazzling array of more than objects representing years of ong>glassong> craftsmanship and design. This lavish volume, a visual record of the most significant acquisitions made by the museum in the s, presents a panorama of beautiful ong>glassong>-making from all over the world. A rare third-century portrait medallion, ong>glassong> figurines made in the early 17th century, a selection of the most celebrated English cameo ong>glassong> of the 19th century, and fabulous works by leading contemporary ong>glassong> artists are among the prized objects on display. Written by David Whitehouse, an expert in the field, and showcasing works suited to every taste, this is a book for collectors, dealers, students, scholars, and anyone who has ever admired hand-blown ong>glassong>, fine lead crystal, and etched, enameled, gilded, or stained ong>glassong> works.