British silver : State Hermitage Museum catalogue / Marina Lopato.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia).

Lopato, M. N. (Marina Nikolaevna), author.

Contributor:

Adam H. Fetterolf Fund.

Standardized Title:

Britanskoe serebro. English

Language:

English

Russian

Subjects (All):

Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia).

Silverwork--Great Britain--Catalogs.

Silverwork.

Silverwork--Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg--Catalogs.

Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia)--Catalogs.

Great Britain.

Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg.

Local Subjects:

Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia).

Genre:

Catalogs.

Physical Description:

ix, 362 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

Translated from the Russian, some text in Russian with translations in English.

Summary:

"Despite its comparatively small size--just over 370 items, dating mainly from the 18th century--the collection of British silver in the Hermitage is renowned for its variety and quality. Over the course of the 18th and 19th centuries, the introduction of European dining habits and Russian Anglophilia contributed to the acquisition of large quantities of British silver. Most of the pieces were functional rather than decorative, such as dinner or toilet services specially commissioned by members of the imperial family and the aristocracy. Marking the 250th anniversary of the State Hermitage Museum, this catalogue offers a grand presentation of these glorious silver items, supported by new research and documents. In her introduction, Marina Lopato details the complexities of Russian and Hermitage history to set the scene for the objects. Sumptuous illustrations showcase the exceptional nature of the Hermitage's British silver, most evident in four monumental wine coolers that are among the best known pieces of British silver anywhere in the world."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Adam H. Fetterolf Fund.

ISBN:

9780300213201

0300213204

OCLC:

894139968