Gerdts, William H. and Berry B. Tracy — Classical America 1815-1845

Newark, New Jersey, The Newark Museum, 1963. Hardcover. White cloth with illustration. 212 pp. Profusely illustrated in B&W. Published to accompany a 1963 exhibition. Represents the first scholarly approach to defining the decorative and fine arts of this period, followed more than twenty years later by the exhibit at the Baltimore Museum. Consists of two sections. The Decorative Arts are presented by Berry B. Tracy. This portion of the checklist cites 219 pieces of furniture, silver, ceramics, glass, wallpaper, textiles, lamps, stoves, and clocks. The Fine Arts are presented by William H. Gerdts. This portion of the checklist cites 76 paintings from the period. Both include a bibliography and many illustrations of the pieces. G (The hardcover edition, pages are crisp and clean; may have original tissue paper cover which has aged and shows some wear; may have faint foxing spots on covers, library number on spine, tape remnants inside front cover) .