Brass, pewter & cutlery reading list

Brass

Butler, R., Marked Domestic Brass c.1600-c.1900, A Loan Exhibition, 2001
Gentle, R. and Field, R., revised and enlarged by Gentle, B., Domestic Metalwork, 1640-1820, Antique Collectors' Club 1994, reprinted 1998
Koldeweij, E., The English Candlestick: 500 Years in the Development of the English Base-Metal Candlestick, 1425-1925, Christie's Books Limited 2001

Pewter

Cotterell, H.H., Old Pewter - Its Makers and Marks, Batsford 1929
Hornsby, P., Pewter of the Western World, 1600-1850, Schiffer 1983
Hornsby, P., Weinstein, R. and Homer, R., Pewter: A Celebration of the Craft, 1200-1700, Museum of London 1990
Pewter Society Journals

Cutlery

Brown, P. (editor), British Cutlery; An Illustrated History of Design, Evolution and Use, Philip Wilson Publishers Limited 2001
Moore, S., Cutlery For The Table, A History of British Table and Pocket Cutlery, The Hallamshire Press 1999
Van Trigt, J., Cutlery: From Gothic to Art Deco - The J. Hollander Collection, Pandora 2003

General Metalwork

Berg, S.D., and Hassell, G., The Geddy Foundry, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 1992
Haedeke, H., Metalwork, The Social History of the Decorative Arts, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1970
Hornsby, P., The Arthur Negus Guide to British Pewter, Copper & Brass, Hamlyn 1981
Untracht, O., Metal Techniques for Craftsmen, Doubleday 1975

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