Baskets Paperback Book by Nancy Schiffer- like new

Brand: Schiffer Publishing Number of pages: 176 Printed: 2001 Author: Nancy Schiffer Condition: like new Edition: 3 Size: 8.5in x 11.0in Pages content: 333 illus. & color plates Binding: Paperback / softback About author: Nancy N. Schiffer is an art historian whose interest in jewelry has evolved from studies of porcelain and decorative arts. She has written other books on jewelry and various fields of popular culture. Description: 176 pages of gorgeous color and black-and-white photographs, Nancy Schiffer pays homage to baskets as functional objets d'art and includes hundreds of baskets from all over the United States and some from abroad. This pictorial survey of splint, wicker, and coil baskets will familiarize you with baskets used for storage, carrying, winnowing, gathering, and trapping. A section on baskets in use as decoration provides ideas for those who love the warmth and character provided by baskets. Updated prices are included with the captions.