Modern design in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1890-1990

About this book

Selection of more than 125 masterworks, which have been especially photographed in settings appropriate to their period and design. Title is divided into thirteen sections, each introduced by a concise essay on the stylistic characteristics shared by the examples that follow, including glass, ceramics, metalwork, lighting, textiles, costume, architectural and design drawings, and furniture. From book jacket.