Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Marble, Albert C.
| title | Photographs of cup plates, [ca. 1930-ca. 1948] | repository | The Winterthur Library |
| description | Consists of 143 photographs of historical and other types of designed glass cup plates from the collection of Albert C. Marble. Most of the photographs show several plates, and often, their dimensions, descriptions of patterns, and colors are written on the back. Many include prices, possibly the prices Marble paid for plates. The bulk of the plates depicted are from the category known as historical cup plates. Such things as portraits (busts), log cabins, monuments, boats, and eagles are featured in the design. Such famous people as George Washington, William Henry Harrison, Major Ringold, Henry Clay, and Queen Victoria were memorialized in the plates. Other plates have decorative designs, including 12 or 13 hearts around the border or a sunburst as a centering device. The photographs are accompanied by a list of historical and heart cup plates that was compiled by Marble. Biography or history Albert C. Marble resided in Worcester, Ma. He was one of the foremost glass cup plate collectors in America. Early in his career as a collector, Marble photographed and numbered his plates in order of acquisition. Notes Photographs are curling at the edges. Location The Winterthur Library: Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera, Winterthur, DE 19735. Call Number Col. 161 |
| extent | 143 items : ill. |
| formats | Photographs |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| bibliography | Lee, Ruth Webb and James H. Ross. American Glass Cup Plates (Wellesley, MA: Lee Publications, 1948). |
| record source | http://library.winterthur.org:8000/cgi-bin/webgw |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:01 |
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| title | Samuel H. Laidacker Papers, 1880-1987 | repository | The Winterthur Library |
| description | The collection consists of Samuel Laidacker's business papers, including correspondence; card files; sales lists and sales records; issues of American Antiques Collector; photographs; printed material from antiques shows and auctions, including auction catalogs and price lists; newspaper and magazine clippings; and miscellaneous publications. As well, there are some papers from John Gideon Laidacker’s antiques business, and some nineteenth century documents, mostly records of land sales, that have nothing to do with the antiques business but which came in with the rest of the papers. Important correspondents include Alma and Paul Brunner, Albert W. Claflin, H. F. du Pont, Charles B. Gardner, Ima Hogg , Ruth Webb Lee, Albert C. Marble, George S. McKearin, Jim Rose, Lorraine Southern, Mrs. J. Watson Webb, and R.H. ("Dick") Wood. The card files include names and addresses of collectors and dealers, subscribers to American Antiques Collector, and notes on the classification of china. The box of magazine and newspaper clippings offers research material on glass and ceramics. The photographs are pictures of china, furniture, glass, textiles, people, metal objects, etc., but unfortunately many are not identified or documented. The materials about auctions are arranged by name of auction house and are not indexed by the name of the person whose estate was being offered for sale. The show literature is arranged geographically; researchers should note that the names of annual shows sometimes change. The sales lists, the dates of which range over 40 years, include those issued by Laidacker as well as those issued by some of his competitors. Laidacker coded his lists in the following way: List 5603 is May 1960, list 3; while List 12581 is December 1958, list 1. Location The Winterthur Library: Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera, Winterthur, DE 19735. Call Number Col. 64 |
| extent | 19 cubic ft. (79 boxes) |
| formats | Correspondence Notes Inventories Photographs Printed Materials |
| access | Most items are in good condition, except carbon copies of Laidacker's outgoing correspondence which are on brittle paper. |
| record link | http://findingaid.winterthur.org/html/HTML_Finding_Aids/COL0064.htm |
| record source | http://library.winterthur.org:8000/cgi-bin/webgw |
| finding aid | Folder list with longer biographical note available at repository. |
| acquisition information | Gift of Samuel Laidacker. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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