Cottage Antiques - Softcover

Hughes, Therle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0718801717 ISBN 13: 9780718801717

Publisher: Lutterworth Press, 1967

Synopsis

To many of us, the cottage suggests home at its most delightful, but its character must depend upon a wise choice of comparatively few and simple furnishings. The author examines the craftsmanship of the joiner and turner, and the beauty of the wooden chair, chest, and gate-leg table, and deals not only with the basics, but also with the details. She reviews the importance of china wares, the blue of willow pattern or the still rarely appreciated mocha ware, which would have adorned the essential kitchen dresser, with its sturdy but practical elegance. The chapters concerning cottage metal work cover collectable antiques from firedogs and rushlight holders, to trivets and tea urns, and the impact of their gleaming metal, be it brass, copper or copper-lustred earthenware. Pewter and the widely serviceable Britannia metal are also discussed. Therle Hughes shares with her readers a personal, knowledgeable delight in a variety of crafts, such as quilting and patchwork, prints for cottage walls, the heritage of old maps, and the joy of simply collecting small items from horse brasses and earthenware figures to picture pot-lids. This book provides the essential guide for perfecting the appeal of the English cottage in the modern home.

About this title

About the Author

Therle Hughes shared with her husband, G. Bernard Hughes, a deep interest in antiques. Her books include Small Decorative Antiques, More Small Decorative Antiques, Sweetmeat and Jellyglasses, Old English Furniture, and Small Antiques for the Collector. G. Bernard Hughes was internationally recognised as a specialist in antiques. Over a period of many years, by his books and innumerable magazine articles, he built up a reputation for thorough, informative, and extremely readable work. He was rewarded with a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts. His other books include Living Crafts and English Glass for the Collector. Together they also wrote After the Regency, Small Antique Furniture, Three Centuries of English Domestic Silver and English Porcelain and Bone China.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lutterworth Press
• Publication date: 1967
• ISBN 10: 0718801717
• ISBN 13: 9780718801717
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1