Description
Brazer, Esther Stevens. Early American Decoration. A Comprehensive Treatise Revealing the technique involved in the art of early American decoration of furniture, walls, tinware, etc. (Springfield, MA: Pond-Ekberg Company) Second (Memorial) Edition. “Illustrated from drawings and natural color photographs by the Author”.
Quarto. xvi, 17-265 including Table of Contents and Index. Illustrated with frontispiece and 28 color plates with 18 in-text illustrations. Hardcover bound in natural linen with labels in black and gilt applied to front cover and spine. Printed on wove, heavy paper with edges untrimmed (some call it deckle-edged). Decorated end-papers.
Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket not present, though the “flyleaves” are retained and laid in. Has a bookplat from the Rev. R. G. Illingsworth and the signature of a Mrs. Winifred Harding on the FFE. Corners slightly bumped.
“In 1946, a group of students formed HSEAD to honor the memory and perpetuate the work of their teacher, Esther Stevens Brazer (1898-1945). Brazer, the accepted authority on Early American Decoration, was a pioneer in recognizing it as a valuable art form. She was a diligent researcher, teacher, and the author of Early American Decoration, the first book on the topic. She devoted many years to studying and preserving original pieces, and elevating the standards of reproducing decoration.” – HSEAD Website
