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About Writing Boxes, Lap Desks, etc.
A
premier source for information from experts on this subject. Be
sure to buy their book too.
There's something
special about sitting down with a writing box or lap desk and
writing, especially if you're inclined to do it
with a dip pen, ink, and fine stationary. Antigone
Clarke and Joseph O'Kelly are a great source of information on
this subject.
Their website (www.hygra.com) is well done, and their
recently published book, Antique
Boxes, Tea Caddies, & Society
1700-1880, is not only filled with historical and construction
insights, but offers exceptionally nice, detailed photo
examples too.
Antique
Boxes, Tea Caddies, & Society 1700-1880
The box represents great temptation. "Open me" it
says. The human cannot resist it; its charm is overwhelming.
So too, is the charm of this remarkable book, in which
antique boxes and tea caddies --- along with the people
who inspired, made, and used them --- dance gracefully
through the pages. The reader is guided through the
aesthetic, cultural, and social influences of the years
covered, accumulating a deep understanding of the form,
decoration, and purpose of eighteenth and nineteenth
century boxes.
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