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Tasha Tudor Costume Collection
Following are 1) a letter from Tasha Tudor, 2) a letter from Edward F. Maeder, Curator of Textiles, Historic Deerfield, and 3) a letter from Karen Augusta, Whitaker-Augusta Auction Co. All regarding the historic costume collection of Tasha Tudor.
April 19, 2006
Karen Augusta Charles A. Whitaker Auction Company 1002 West Cliveden Street Philadelphia, PA 19119
Re: Collection of Costumes
Dear Ms. Augusta:
You had asked for information regarding [...] Click here to continue reading.
Colonial Era Shoe Buckles
Colonial shoe buckles were interchangeable and could be used with more than one pair of shoes. Thus, they were important accessories that became valuable keepsakes over the years and they are among the most popular Colonial items today.
Shaw & Clark Sewing Machines
Shaw & Clark manufactured sewing machines in 1860′s in Biddeford, Maine, and later in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts before closing in the mid-1870′s.
For years the company was one of the more successful manufacturers of these machines, although their product was in direct violation of several existing patents. Their most poplar model in this period was known as the “Monitor”.
In 1864 legal action forced the company to license their [...] Click here to continue reading.
The Ralph Raby Collection
Ralph Raby is a direct descendant of the Chicago retail shoe magnates George and Joseph Bullock. The Bullocks were typical upper-class Victorians, with a sophisticated eye for fine furniture, art and decorations who traveled extensively throughout Europe. The majority of the Raby collection was assembled by the brothers and their wives in the 1870′s and 1880′s.
Their travels and philosophy were described by Mr. Raby for a 1984 Chicago Tribune [...] Click here to continue reading.
Man Ray (American 1890 to 1976)
Man Ray, born August 27, 1890, was an American artist who spent most of his career in Paris, France. Perhaps best described simply as a modernist, he was a significant contributor to both the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were informal. Best known in the art world for his avant-garde photography, Man Ray produced major works in a variety of medias and considered himself [...] Click here to continue reading.
The M. Austin & Jill R. Fine Collection Marcus Austin Fine’s passion for collecting American Folk Art played an integral role in our family life. There are so many memories. Vacations and drop-offs at summer camps and colleges always included stops off the beaten path to visit antiques dealers, auctions or shows. At an early age, my sister and I boycotted these visits, remaining in the stifling car reading teen magazines. Many years later, [...] Click here to continue reading.
Albert LeNormand (born 1915)
Born May 14, 1915 LeNormand studied at the National Academy of Beaux Arts in Paris and at the Academie Julian. He opened a school in Paris with friends, and later an Academy in Lyon. His work has been exhibited at the Salon du Mai and at a one-man show in Paris. After his first tapestry, “Les Etendards,” in 1946, he made fifteen drawings for the tapestries for “L’Ange Gardien” for [...] Click here to continue reading.
Japanese Bags & Tobacco Pouches
A kinchaku is a purse, bag or pouch, usually having a drawstring. A tabakoire being specifically a tobacco pouch.
Information courtesy of the Freedictionary.com
Hermaphrodite Brig
A hermaphrodite brig, or brig-schooner, is a two-masted sailing ship whose foremast is fully rigged with square sails while rigged with fore-and-aft sails on the mainmast. It combines the two main types of sail plan, hence the term hermaphrodite.
The hermaphrodite brig is distinguished from a brigantine in having exclusively fore-and-aft sails on the mainmast, while the brigantine has one or more square sails on the main topmast, above a gaff [...] Click here to continue reading.
Gutta Percha
Gutta percha is defined as a tough plastic substance made from the latex of several Malaysian trees (generally Payena and Palaquium) of the sapodilla family that resembles rubber but contains more resin, and is used especially as insulation and in dentistry.
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