Edward Drummond Libbey, American glassmaker /
"Edward Drummond Libbey changed the glass industry with his automatic bottle-making and sheet glass machines. This work examines Libbey's career, particularly his innovation of American flint cut glass, contributions to the middle-class American table through affordable glassware, and his...
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Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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"Edward Drummond Libbey changed the glass industry with his automatic bottle-making and sheet glass machines. This work examines Libbey's career, particularly his innovation of American flint cut glass, contributions to the middle-class American table through affordable glassware, and his art glass and painting collections, which eventually formed the basis for Toledo Museum of Art's collection"--Provided by publisher. |
Carrier Form: | vii, 234 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9780786463350 (softcover : alk. paper) : 078646335X (softcover : alk. paper) |
Index Number: | TP853 |
CLC: | F471.267-09 |
Call Number: | F471.267-09/S629 |