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Reed & Barton Finding Aid, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Reed & Barton Finding Aid, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Books
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Mies Van Der Rohe Chair, Risd Museum, Dietrich Neumann
Mies Van Der Rohe Chair, Risd Museum, Dietrich Neumann
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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe succeeded Walter Gropius as director of the Bauhaus school in 1930, after Mies had become a pioneer of Modernist metal furniture. The Bauhaus became the seat of the Modernist movement through its efforts to reconcile principles of design with the latest materials in order to mass-produce objects that were handsome, inexpensive, and easy to care for. This MR model chair, designed in 1927, is one of the 20th century’s most influential creations. The bent-steel frame was made to look like one continuous loop of metal tubing, elegantly referring to its manufacture. While Mies van der …
Lady’S Writing Table And Chair, Risd Museum, Ben Blanc, Elizabeth Williams
Lady’S Writing Table And Chair, Risd Museum, Ben Blanc, Elizabeth Williams
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Commanding as much attention now as when they debuted at the 1904 World’s Fair, this writing table and chair were conceived as showstoppers in a crowd of stunning objects made by Gorham’s competitors. More than 10,000 hours of labor, 47.5 pounds of silver, and a panoply of exotic materials make up this unique set, which deftly melds sinuous European Art Nouveau floral and figural motifs, 18th-century French Rococo forms, and traditional Hispano-Moresque designs. Intricately wrought symbolism—seen in the daytime poppies and the night owl below the mirror and the decoration of the legs, each representing one of the four seasons, …
Elastic Armchair, Risd Museum, Alicia Valencia, Matthias Pliessnig, Rosanne Somerson
Elastic Armchair, Risd Museum, Alicia Valencia, Matthias Pliessnig, Rosanne Somerson
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Based on the ancient Greek klismos form, this chair incorporates bentwood lamination, a technique using steam to shape wood into graceful curves. Patented in 1808, Gragg’s design and construction process benefitted from his experience using this technique to make Windsor chairs, an example of which is on the right. Inspired by the proportions and lightweight construction of the Windsor chair, Gragg fused the classical past with the industrialized future. The chair is adorned with motifs that date to antiquity, such as the painted peacock feathers along the chair back, the acanthus leaves on the seat rail, and the carved hoof …
Valentine Portable Typewriter And Case, Risd Museum, Perry A. King, Khipra Nichols, Kate Schapira
Valentine Portable Typewriter And Case, Risd Museum, Perry A. King, Khipra Nichols, Kate Schapira
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Introduced on Valentine’s Day with a flurry of advertising, the Olivetti Company’s bright-red portable typewriter was an instant sensation of the Pop Art movement. Ettore Sottsass and Perry King designed valentine to be the “anti-machine machine,” meaning that it functioned as a typewriter but also had a humanized quality lacking in most office equipment. Sottsass noted that his seductive red typewriter was for use “in any place except an office … rather to keep amateur poets company on quiet Sundays.” To further differentiate valentine from workaday equipment, Sottsass’s early designs lacked both uppercase type and the bell signaling the end …
Baily Risd Museum Bench, Risd Museum, Scot Bailey, Peter Walker
Baily Risd Museum Bench, Risd Museum, Scot Bailey, Peter Walker
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This bench was made as part of a graduate class to design museum seating for the ancient Greek and Roman galleries in the RISD Museum. It aims to capture the quiet character of the space, while creating a seating surface that just asks for tactile interaction. The top surface allows for a variety of seating heights and configurations, catering to the many museum visitors.The undulating seat was made by a digital process called CNC (computer numerical control). The legs, which recall an attenuated lekythos (an ancient Greek oil flask) in shape, flare out below the seat to a sharp edge …
Kopp Risd Museum Bench, Risd Museum, Andrew Kopp, Peter Walker
Kopp Risd Museum Bench, Risd Museum, Andrew Kopp, Peter Walker
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This bench in one of a pair made as result of a graduate class to design museum seating for the ancient Greek and Roman galleries in the RISD Museum. Each bench features a front seat made of bent, patinated steel that curves downward and back upward to form the back "leg." The two front legs are made of resawn ash, as is the majority of the seat. The benches were installed in the RISD Museum in October 2011. 2011
Goddard Bookcase And Desk, Risd Museum, Robert Emlen, Timothy Philbrick
Goddard Bookcase And Desk, Risd Museum, Robert Emlen, Timothy Philbrick
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This lustrous mahogany desk and bookcase represents a pinnacle of achievement for American cabinetmakers. One of nine known examples, this block-front desk and book-case with six carved shells is associated with the Goddard/Townsend family of cabinetmakers in Newport. The desk exemplifies their superb craftsmanship in the delicate dovetailed construction of the drawers. Their mastery of proportions is evident in the piece’s well-balanced broken-scroll pediment, alternating convex and concave surfaces, and integrated flame finials. In a Rhode Island house of the period, the desk and bookcase was the most expensive piece of case furniture. A combination office, safe, and library, it …
The Classic American Silver, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
The Classic American Silver, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
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1 volume (page numbers vary) : illus. (some color). In three-ring binder. Includes indexes. Includes price lists for Silverplated holloware, effective April 11, 1980; Sterling holloware, effective April 11, 1980; Pewter holloware, effective January 14, 1980; Jewelry & silverware chests, effective February 1, 1980. From the Gorham Design Library. Gift of Lenox Inc.
Signature V: A Collection Of Fine Jewellery, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Signature V: A Collection Of Fine Jewellery, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Catalogs
[20] pages : illus., ports.. Includes the works of five designers: Glenda Arentzen, Ronald Hayes Pearson, Arline Fisch, Mary Ann Scherr, Lynda Watson. Includes prices. From the Gorham Design Library. Gift of Lenox Inc.
Silverplated Holloware Catalog And Pewterware, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Silverplated Holloware Catalog And Pewterware, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Catalogs
60 pages : chiefly illus. (1 color). Cover title. Includes separate retail price list ([4] pages ; 34 cm) "Effective September 1, 1967". From the Gorham Design Library. Gift of Lenox Inc.
Silverplated Holloware Catalog And Pewter 1960-1961, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Silverplated Holloware Catalog And Pewter 1960-1961, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Catalogs
36 pages : chiefly illus. (some color). Index page [2] of cover. In pen on top of front cover: Property of F.J. Coyle. From the Gorham Design Library. Gift of Lenox Inc.
The Silver Lining, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
The Silver Lining, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Books
volumes : illustrations. Issue title from cover. Vol. 18, no. 3 (April 1960). Library has Volume XVIII, number 3, April 1960. Issue has illustrations of John Prip, a former RISD Faculty member, and his design, the "Diamond" coffee set designed at Reed & Barton. Reed & Barton Collection.
Reed And Barton Basic Ad-Maker, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Reed And Barton Basic Ad-Maker, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Books
36 pages : illustrations (one folded). Title from cover. "... designed to give you a complete up-to-the-minute mat service for your newspaper advertising throughout the coming year. The contains all the materials necessary for making up your ads."--page [2] of cover. All pages have perforations for easy tear-out. Green paper cover, in shape of a file folder. Reed & Barton Collection.
Trade Literature, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Trade Literature, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
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1 loose-leaf binder : illustrations. Title supplied by the cataloger. Blue three-ring binder. On cover of binder: Reed & Barton. At foot of binder cover: Reed & Barton Silversmiths; The Sheffield Silver Company; Miller Rogaska Crystal; Belleek Parian China; Aynsley English Fine Bone China; Reed & Barton Handcrafted Chests; W.J. Hagerty & Sons, Ltd., Inc. Binder includes price lists, photographs of the factory, advertisements, sales catalogs, office correspondence, etc. Reed & Barton Collection. Includes a two-sided typed page: "Report on Comparative Conditions" between Gorham and Reed & Barton.
The Whitesmiths Of Taunton : A History Of Reed & Barton Silversmiths 1824-1943, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
The Whitesmiths Of Taunton : A History Of Reed & Barton Silversmiths 1824-1943, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Books
xxxiii, 419 pages : illustrations . Harvard studies in business history ; VIII Part I. The early struggle for existence, 1824-1836 -- pt. II. Growth and industrial leadership of the firm under Henry G. Reed, 1837-1860 -- pt. III. George Brabrook and the shift to a marketing emphasis, 1860-1900 -- pt. IV. Financial consolidation under William B.H. Dowse, 1901-1923 -- pt. V. The recent period, 1923-1943. "Notes and references": pages [383]-402. From the Gorham Design Library. Gift of Lenox Inc. Dustjacket and newspaper clipping tipped-in. 2nd copy in Special Collections is Reed & Barton Collection. In original dust jacket. Gold …
Pewter, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Pewter, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Catalogs
1 volume. 5 pages : chiefly illustrations. One leaf inserted after last numbered page: Pewter Price List, effective February 1, 1932. Black paper cover, title, decorations, and illustration printed in silver and green. Index on last page. Brass clasp binding. Purchased from the V. Stephen Vaughan Collection.
1931 Silver Plated And Pewter Holloware, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
1931 Silver Plated And Pewter Holloware, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Catalogs
1 volume (unpaged) : all illustrations (photographs). Title from printed label mounted on cover. Each plate contains two mounted photographs (12.5 x 8.5 cm) Screw and post binding. Inside binder cover, mounted paper label: The Gale-Sawyer Company, Printers and Binders. Reed & Barton Collection.
Gifts In Sterling Silver, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Gifts In Sterling Silver, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Catalogs
13, [3] pages : illus.. Cover title. Last three pages are a price list. Reed & Barton merged with Dominick & Haff of Newark, N.J. in 1928. Some prices noted in pencil on pgs. 2-3, 6, 11. From the Gorham Design Library. Gift of Lenox Inc.
International Sterling Hollow Ware / International Silver Co., International Silver Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library
International Sterling Hollow Ware / International Silver Co., International Silver Company, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Silver
159, 146, 90 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color), 32 cm. De Luxe Bound Edition of the 1929 Catalog of International Sterling Hollow Ware, Flatware and Novelties. This book contains a complete representation of the Sterling Silver products of the Wilcox & Evertsen, the Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co., and the Watrous Mfg. Co. divisions of this company. -- Fine Arts Division, International Silver Co."-- mailing insert. Blue cloth spine, decorated paper over boards, printed in silver, black, red, light blue, and gray on off-white paper. Cover features a geometric art deco design. Includes index. Trade catalogue, with prices. Purchased …
Silverware, The Autocrat Of Every Table, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Silverware, The Autocrat Of Every Table, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Catalogs
44 pages : illustrations. Catalog featuring illustrations and descriptions of selected patterns of silverware by Reed & Barton. Table settings and menus by Louis Sherry are described and illustrated for meals from breakfast to formal dinner. Blank ledger, "Record of Gifts," at end (pages 36-44). Title page printed in orange and black. All text pages printed with the same ornamental border in orange. Case binding, paper with color illustration on front cover. Purchased from the V. Stephen Vaughan Collection.
Flatware: Second Division, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Flatware: Second Division, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Catalogs
155 pages : illustrations . At head of title: General catalog (in four divisions). "Catalog no. 47B." Includes indexes of silver patterns. "The University Press, Cambridge, Mass."-- page [156]. Case binding. Purchased from the V. Stephen Vaughan Collection.
Sterling Silver Knives, Forks And Spoons, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Sterling Silver Knives, Forks And Spoons, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Catalogs
48 pages : illustrations. Catalogue ; No. 34 Catalogue (Reed & Barton) ; no. 34. Includes prices. Includes index (page 48). Paper cover, stapled. Purchased from the V. Stephen Vaughan Collection.