English Silver Before the Civil War
Jacket showing an earthenware pot, probably mid-16th-century Italian, with a silver-gilt mount made in London, 1558–9 | |
| Author | Timothy Schroder |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
Release number | 1st edition |
| Subject | Silver, Reformation |
| Published | Cambridge |
| Publisher | John Adamson |
Publication date | 19 November 2015 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 160 |
| ISBN | 978-1-898565-15-4 |
| OCLC | 929587926 |
| 739.2 | |
| LC Class | NK7143 .S36 2015 |
| Website | Book on publisher's website |
English Silver Before the Civil War is Timothy Schroder's account of English domestic and church silver from a little before the Tudor age (1485–1603) to the threshold of the Civil War (1642–51).
Focusing on a private collection formed over the last thirty years,[1] the book also "provides a general introduction to the silver trade and to dining customs of the period."[2]
Critical reception
Writing in The Art Newspaper, Tessa Murdoch praised the book's "accessible text, exemplary silver photography, elegant design and careful editing".[3] Her remarks were reinforced by Kirstin Kennedy in her review in The Burlington Magazine: "Schroder’s clear, thoughtful account . . . marries object-based evidence with visual and documentary sources . . . The arguments of the text are supported by superb photographs . . . a clear layout and a detailed index."[4] In Silver Magazine, Dorothea Burstyn commented favourably on the book's production: "As with all books published by John Adamson, this volume has a very pleasing and elegant layout with gorgeous photography."[5] Philippa Glanville captured the book's quintessence when she wrote in Silver Studies: "From the first glance, the book is a celebration of the period, as well as of specific objects, and this shines through in every aspect."[6]
Author
Timothy Schroder is an English art historian, born in 1953. After graduating from Christ Church, Oxford and a year at the Victoria and Albert Museum, he joined the Silver Department at Christie's in 1976 and became Curator of Decorative Arts at LACMA in 1984.[7] After returning to London, he was Curator of the Gilbert Collection at Somerset House, Prime Warden of the Goldsmith's Company, and a dealer and consultant.[8] He has recently served as President of the Silver Society (London).[9] Among his other books are: A Marvel to Behold: Gold and Silver at the Court of Henry VIII (Woodbridge: Boydell, 2020); The National Trust Book of English Domestic Silver, 1500–1900 (Penguin/Viking, 1988); as well as Renaissance and Baroque Silver, Mounted Porcelain and Ruby Glass in the Zilkha Collection and other catalogues of silver collections, including that of the Ashmolean Museum.[10]
References
- ^ The David Little collection.
- ^ Apollo, February 2016.
- ^ Tessa Murdoch, The Art Newspaper, no. 280, June 2016, p. 64.
- ^ Kirstin Kennedy, The Burlington Magazine, August 2016, p. 648.
- ^ Dorothea Burstyn, Silver Magazine, Palm Beach, FL, March/April 2017, pp. 40–1.
- ^ Silver Studies, no. 33, 2016–17, pp. 169–70.
- ^ Cover info: The National Trust Book of English Domestic Silver, 1500-1900
- ^ Amazon bio
- ^ Book's web page; see also the Silver Society's website.
- ^ Timothy Schroder: British and Continental Gold and Silver in the Ashmolean Museum ISBN 978-1-85444-220-8. Oxford: Ashmolean Museum.