An Illustrated Summary Catalogue of the Collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Revised Edition

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Decorative Arts: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue of the Collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Revised Edition

Charissa Bremer-David with Peggy Fogelman, Peter Fusco, and Catherine Hess

1993

308 pages

PDF file size: 22.4 MB


Description

This volume includes concise, illustrated entries on the more than 450 examples of furniture, porcelain, and silver from the Museum’s collection. New to this expanded edition are sections devoted to maiolica and glass. An index of previous owners and updated bibliographies are of particular help to the scholar.

Table of Contents

  • Foreword
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • French Decorative Arts
    • Furniture
    • Architectural Woodwork and Fixtures
    • Clocks and Barometers
    • Scientific Instruments
    • Metalwork
    • Ceramics
    • Mounted Oriental Porcelain
    • Mounted Hardstones
    • Textiles
    • Carpets and Screens
    • Tapestries
    • Decorative Drawings
  • Italian Decorative Arts
    • Furniture
    • Metalwork
    • Ceramics
    • Glass
    • Hardstones
    • Mosaics
  • German Decorative Arts
    • Furniture
    • Architectural Woodwork
    • Clocks
    • Metalwork
    • Ceramics
    • Glass
    • Ivory
    • Scagliola
  • Bohemian Decorative Arts
    • Glass
  • Austrian Decorative Arts
    • Ceramics
    • Glass
    • English Decorative Arts
      • Furniture
      • Architectural Woodwork and Fixtures
      • Metalwork
      • Mounted Oriental Porcelain
    • Netherlandish Decorative Arts
      • Furniture
      • Metalwork
      • Glass
    • Spanish Decorative Arts
      • Metalwork
      • Ceramics
      • Glass
    • Chinese, Japanese, Persian, and Southeast Asian Decorative Arts
      • Chinese Ceramics
      • Chinese Textiles
      • Japanese Ceramics
      • Persian Carpets
      • Southeast Asian Furniture
    • Indexes
      • Index of Makers
      • Index of Previous Owners

About the Authors

Charissa Bremer-David is curator in the Department of Decorative Arts at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

Peggy Fogelman is associate curator in the Department of Sculpture and Works of Art at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

Peter Fusco is curator in the Department of Sculpture and Works of Art at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

Catherine Hess is associate curator in the Department of Sculpture and Works of Art at the J. Paul Getty Museum.