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Evaluating your collection : the 14 points of connoisseurship / compiled by Dwight P. Lanmon.

Title
Evaluating your collection : the 14 points of connoisseurship / compiled by Dwight P. Lanmon.
Publication
Winterthur, Del. : Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum ; Hanover : Distributed by University Press of New England, c1999.

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Additional Authors
Lanmon, Dwight P.
Description
123 p. : ill. (some col.); 25 cm.
Summary
What do Honus Wagner baseball cards, Queen Anne side chairs, and 19th-century ceramic lions have in common? At first glance, very little. Yet Evaluating Your Collection sets out to discuss this wide range of things that people collect, in order to guide them to a greater level of knowledge. Is an object really worth the price? How does one know what to look for? Can one recognize fakes and invisible repairs? What about color, finish, and form? In 1961, Charles F. Montgomery, Winterthur's first director, articulated a system for educating the eye and appraising the quality of an object. His fourteen points of connoisseurship, along with additions by Winterthur curators, conservators, and educators, form an unbeatable system. Understanding them, and how they interrelate, equips readers with a basic expertise necessary to operate in the world of antiques. Compact, reader-friendly, and illustrated in full color with objects largely from Winterthur's outstanding collection, this and future series volumes provide invaluable advice. Armed with tips from the experts, your trips to estate auctions, flea markets, or your grandmother's attic will never be the same.
Series Statement
Winterthur decorative arts series
Uniform Title
Winterthur decorative arts series.
Subject
  • Collectibles
  • Collectors and collecting
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-116).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
What is Connoisseurship? -- Overall Appearance -- Form -- Ornament -- Materials -- Finish -- Color -- Craft Techniques -- Trade Practices -- Function -- Style -- Attribution -- History of Ownership -- Condition -- Evaluation -- Final Examination -- Glossary -- Suggested Readings -- List of Illustrations.
ISBN
0912724501
LCCN
^^^98043759^
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library