Wave Crest Ware: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian World of C. F. Monroe [Paperback]

Elsa H. Grimmer (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Wallace-Homestead Book Co (August 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870692798
• ISBN-13: 978-0870692796
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fine Stuff in a Short but Fine Book, July 6, 2009

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This review is from: Wave Crest Ware: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian World of C. F. Monroe (Paperback)

A short but extremely helpful guide to the Wave Crest Ware of C.F. Monroe.

What became known as Wave Crest, was Opalware which was manufactured (for the most part) during the Edwardian era for the carriage trade, but which looked back to the opulence and decorative complexity of Victorian objects. Wave Crest (and Nakara and Kelva) was manufactured only from about 1898 through 1916 -- a short run that yielded a number of exquisitely-decorated objects.

96 pp, illustrations throughout, over half of them in color.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Brief History of C.F. Monroe and the C.F. Monroe Company
Blanks -- Identification
Company Signatures

Wave Crest Ware
Nakara
Kelva
Cut Glass
Selections from the 1900-1901 No. 6 Catalog

Epilogue