TY  - BOOK
AU  - Whitenight,John
TI  - Under glass: a Victorian obsession 
SN  - 0764344072
AV  - NK775 .W45 2013
PY  - 2013///]
CY  - Atglen, PA
PB  - Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
KW  - Parlor domes
KW  - Pictorial works
KW  - Art objects, Victorian
KW  - Decorative arts, Victorian
KW  - Pictorial works. $2 fast
KW  - fast
KW  - Kunsthandwerk
KW  - gnd
KW  - Ziergegenstand
KW  - Glassturz
KW  - Kuriosität
KW  - Stopfpräparat
KW  - Wachsbildnerei
KW  - Großbritannien
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-287) and index; Acknowledgments -- Foreword / Timothy Rub -- Introduction -- Wax : "Beauties from the beehive" -- Shell work : "Flowers from the sea" -- Hair work : "Hair today, hair tomorrow" -- Nature contained : "Birds, dogs, frogs, and monkeys too!" -- Feather work : "Birds of a feather" -- Beautiful in death : "Skeleton leaves and phantom bouquets" -- Wool work : "Have you any wool?" -- Glass whimsies : "Confections in glass" -- Fancy that! : "Paper, muslin, silk, bead, and seed work" -- Automata : "Musical mechanical masterpieces" -- Esoterica -- Gone but not forgotten
N2  - "An in-depth exploration of a unique segment of the Victorian decorative arts. In 650 beautiful images and fascinating text, many glass domes and the objects displayed under them are revealed and discussed in detail. Items from glorious taxidermy presentations of nature, seashell works, wax flowers and fruit, and even art formed of human hair are studied carefully"--Jacket
ER  -