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Mr. Vanderbilt's house and collection : volume 2 / described by Edward Strahan

Shinn, Earl, 1838-1886 · 1883 · Boston : G. Barrie · 63 pictures

Volume 2 of a folio catalogue, published in Boston in 1883 by G. Barrie, describing William H. Vanderbilt's New York house and its art collection, written by Edward Strahan and illustrated with photographs and drawings for collectors and the interested public. The pictures show richly carved wood cabinets, painted panels, and a glazed display case of ceramics, photographed sideways in the scan, with one architectural elevation drawing of a wall and arched gallery that a designer could use for interior ornament and period decorative detail.

Art -- Private collections -- New York (State) -- New York · Vanderbilt, William H. (William Henry), 1821-1885 -- Art collections · Vanderbilt, William H. (William Henry), 1821-1885 -- Homes and haunts · Dwellings -- New York (State) -- New York

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