decorative art (art genre)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: enre including works that are primarily utilitarian in form or function, but that have aesthetic value provided by the design, decoration, or embellishment. They may include ceramics, furniture, textiles, glass, leather, metalwork, arms and armor, clocks, and jewelry, and other household or utilitarian objects. They are distinct from "fine arts," which were traditionally considered to require more extensive training and were restricted to the media of painting, sculpture, drawing, and architecture.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Exhibition of Ancient Glass, March 12-[August] 1948
Sub-Series
Abstract
An exhibition of a collection of ancient glass objects created in the Middle East, assembled in Lebanon during the late nineteenth-century. The exhibition records span seven folders and include installation and object photographs.
Dates:
March 12-[August] 1948
The Faiz O. Kayyem Collection of Ancient Glass, June 13-July 19, 1959
Sub-Series
Abstract
An exhibition of ancient glass objects created in the Middle East from the collection of the late Lebanese collector Faiz O. Kayyem. The exhibition records span two folders plus photographs.
Dates:
June 13-July 19, 1959