The Magazine Antiques - September 2006
September 2006 issue of The Magazine Antiques featuring scholarship on Philadelphia needlework, Colonial Williamsburg silver, Grandma Moses, West Indian armoires, maritime art, and Bow porcelain.
Overview
The Magazine Antiques, September 2006. Style: American decorative arts and antiques scholarship. This issue centers on museum-quality research and collecting, featuring Philadelphia Tree of Life embroideries, Colonial Williamsburg silver, maritime art, Newport architecture, Grandma Moses, Bow porcelain, and French colonial West Indian furniture. Rich photography, dealer advertisements, and scholarly essays make the issue a lasting reference for collectors and researchers.
Dating / Background
Published in September 2006 by The Magazine Antiques, one of America's most respected periodicals devoted to antiques, fine art, architecture, and material culture. The cover features a detail from a Tree of Life embroidery worked by Mary King in 1754, now in the Winterthur Museum. Articles include studies by Virginia Jarvis Whelan, John A. Hyman, Karal Ann Marling, and others, preserving research that remains useful long after publication.
Why Collect
Older issues of The Magazine Antiques increasingly function as portable research libraries. This issue combines Americana, decorative arts, maritime history, colonial furniture, ceramics, and folk art in a single volume. Collectors, dealers, museum professionals, and students benefit from the period photography, scholarship, and market context captured in contemporary advertisements and editorial commentary. Unlike modern online articles, the issue presents a curated body of research assembled by recognized specialists and editors.
Dimensions (inches)
- Height: 10 7/8
- Width: 9 1/8
- Depth: 1/4
- Weight: 1.0 lbs
Condition
Good to very good condition with occasional bumped corners, mild spine roll, light handling wear, and clean interiors. Binding remains sound and pages are clean and readable.
