Decorative Antique Ironwork

Book

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The Cabinet of Scissor Curiosities

Scissors: An image of part of a page illustrating some of the scissors in the book.
Scissors

An image of part of a page illustrating some of the scissors in the book.

Name/Title

Decorative Antique Ironwork

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.15

Tags

scissors, shears, sheath, history, design

Secondary Title

A Pictorial Treasury

Description

Decorative art objects - ie, artistic expression applied to objects used in everyday life, rather than art for art's sake - are the focus of this book, which is essentially a catalogue of objects from the Le Secq des Tournelles Museum of Rouen, originally published in 1924. Included within this are various examples of nail clippers, shears, scissors, snuffers, and scissor cases,

Book Details

Author

D'Allemagne, H. R.

Publisher

Dover Publications

Date Published

1968

Created By

studygroup@scissornet.org

Create Date

July 24, 2025

Updated By

studygroup@scissornet.org

Update Date

July 24, 2025