Silversmiths to the nation
Subtitle: Thomas Fletcher and Sidney Gardiner, 1808-1842
By: Donald L. Fennimore and Ann K. Wagner ; with contributions from Cathy Matson, Deborah Dependahl Waters, Beth Carver Wees.
Contributors: Wagner, Ann K. 1967-; Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
Publisher: Antique Collectors' Club
Published: 2007
Place of publication: [Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK; Easthampton, MA]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9781851495436
Subjects: Fletcher, Thomas -- Exhibitions; Gardiner, Sidney -- Exhibitions; Fletcher & Gardiner -- Exhibitions; Silverwork -- United States -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: Presents the first in-depth study of celebrated American silversmiths Thomas Fletcher and Sidney Gardiner and their magnificent work from 1808-1842.
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held at the Winterthur Museum & Country Estate.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-281) and index.
Table of contents: title: Philadelphia in the Early Republic / Cathy Matson; title: "Rich and fashionable goods": the precious metals trades in Philadelphia, 1810-1840 / Deborah Dependahl Waters; title: Thomas Fletcher and Sidney Gardiner: their lives and work / Donald L. Fennimore and Ann K. Wagner; title: Fletcher & Gardiner: seeking the font of antiquity / Donald L. Fennimore and Ann K. Wagner; title: Fletcher & Gardiner: seeking the font of antiquity / Donald L. Fennimore and Ann K. Wagner; title: Fletcher & Gardiner: arbiters of taste / Donald L. Fennimore and Ann K. Wagner; title: Design drawings for Fletcher & Gardiner's hollowware and swords / Beth Carver Wees.