TASSIE, JAMES

1735–99, Scottish gem engraver and modeler. At first a stonemason, he went to Dublin, where he assisted the gem engraver Dr. Henry Quin. With him Tassie invented an especially hard and fine-textured white enamel for making replicas of gems. In 1766 he went to London, where he duplicated famous gem collections, notably many thousands of specimens for Catherine the Great. R. E. Raspe prepared a catalog of Tassie's work in 1791. Working often for Wedgwood, he made the first plaster cast of the Portland vase. Many of his portrait medallions are in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh.

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books on: Tassie James  - 93 results

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Samuel Richardson's Fictions of Gender
Book by Tassie Gwilliam; Stanford University, 1993
Subjects: Epistolary Fiction, English--History And Criticism, Femininity In Literature, Masculinity In Literature, Psychological Fiction, English--History And Criticism, Richardson, Samuel--1689-1761--Criticism And Interpretation, Sex Role In Literature
...the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. 23. Dr. James Fordyce, The Character and Conduct of the Female Sex, and...Wollstonecrafts detailed attacks on Gregory, and on Dr. James Fordyce, are at the center of The Vindication . Yeazell, however...
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The Age of Adam
Book by James Lees-Milne; B. T. Batsford, 1947
Subjects: Adam, James--D. 1794, Adam, Robert--1728-1792, Architecture--Great Britain, Decoration And Ornament, Architectural
...Salisbury Guildhall, 169 Salisbury, James, 134 , 135 Salt water bath, Mistley...Twickenham, 67 , 74 , 75 ; 113 Stuart, James " Athenian", 5 , 36 , 45 , 49...95 , 107 , 110 , 114 , 116 ; 36 Tassie, James, portraits Adam, 17 , 18 Tatham...
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Johnson and Boswell: The Transit of Caledonia
Book by Pat Rogers; Oxford University Press, 1995
Subjects: Authors, English--18th Century--Biography, Authors, Scottish--18th Century--Biography, Boswell, James--1740-1795--Journal Of A Tour To The Hebrides With Samuel Johnson, Ll.D, Boswell, James--1740-1795--Journeys--Scotland--Hebrides, Fiction, Johnson, Samuel--1709-1784--Journey To The Western Islands Of Scotland, Johnson, Samuel--1709-1784--Journeys--Scotland--Hebrides, Scotland--History--18th Century, Travelers--Scotland--Hebrides--History--18th Century
...107 , 161 , 216 -18 Talisker 76 , 123 , 126 -7, 149 Tassie, James 1735-99 , modeller 195 Temple, W. J. 1739-96 , friend of JB 41 , 189 Thomson, James 1700-48 , poet 200 Thrale, Henry c. 1729-81 , brewer...
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The Old Cause: Three Biographical Studies in Whiggism
Book by John Carswell; Cresset Press, 1954
Subjects: Dodington, George Bubb--Baron of Melcombe Regis--1691-1762, Fox, Charles James--1749-1806, Wharton, Thomas Wharton--Marquess of--1648?-1715, Whig Party (Great Britain)
...and Waiters Catalogue 237, lot 1. By a curious turn of fate the Stosch collection eventually fell into the hands of James Tassie, the medallist, and was catalogued by R. E. Raspe, the author of Munchausen .
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Ten Master Historians
Book by L. M. Angus-Butterworth; University Press, 1961
Subjects: Churchill, Winston--Sir--1874-1965, Froude, James Anthony--1818-1894, Gibbon, Edward--1737-1794, Goldsmith, Oliver--1730?-1774, HIstoriography--Great Britain, Hume, David--1560?-1630?, Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay--Baron--1800-1859, Smith, Adam--1723-1790
...Allan Ramsay, reproduced by courtesy of the National Galleries of Scotland. 2. ADAM SMITH facing page 23 The medallion by Tassie, 1787, by courtesy of the National Galleries of Scotland. 3. OLIVER GOLDSMITH facing page 39 The portrait by Sir Joshua...
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journal articles on: Tassie James  - 12 results

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Female Fraud: Counterfeit Maidenheads in the Eighteenth Century
Journal article by Tassie Gwilliam; Journal of the History of Sexuality, Vol. 6, 1996
Subjects: Sex Customs--History, Sexology
...pronounced. It is only necessary to recall the sexual career of James Boswell, particularly in his affair with the actress Louisa...Reprint So ciety, no. 162 (Los Angeles, 1973), p. 63. 56 James Boswell, describing his final confrontation with Louisa over...
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We Enter a Time of Calamity: Informed and 'Informated' Youth Inside and outside Young Adult Fiction
Journal article by Natasha Giardina; Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature, Vol. 16, 2006
Subjects: Information technology--Forecasts and trends, Information technology--Usage, Young adult fiction--Evaluation, Young adult fiction--Forecasts and trends
...technology-based environments: James Gee argues that video games...128. Hearn, L. (2006). Tassie gals video diary a web hit...smh.com.au/news/web/tassie-gals-video-diary-a...currently completing her PhD through James Cook University. Her research...
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Recent Studies in the Restoration and Eighteenth Century
Journal article by Richard Wendorf; Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 34, 1994
Subjects: English literature--Bibliography
...singer. At the coronation of James II on 23 April 1685 John Walker...Romney, a medallion profile by Tassie), and major figures are granted...Edition of the Private Papers of James Boswell, an important if slowly...the Catalogue of the Papers of James Boswell at Yale University...
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Current Bibliography
Journal article by Tim Brooks; ARSC Journal, Vol. 42, 2011
Subjects: Nonfiction--Bibliography, Scholarly periodicals--Bibliography
...Time Herald Oct/Nov 2010, p.14-23 James, Skip, "Get Through Hard Times with Skip James and His Blues," by Susan Sliwicki, Goldmine...2010, p.D17:42-45,D31:42-45 James, Tommy, "The 10 Albums That Changed My Life...
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Current Bibliography
Journal article by Tim Brooks; ARSC Journal, Vol. 40, 2009
Subjects: Recording--Bibliography, Recording--History
...Jazz Masquerade Unmasked," by James A. Harrod, identifying the...Russian Conductors," by Gregor Tassie, Classic Record CollectorWinter...152), p.6-7 Taildrager (James Jones), based on an interview...Winter 2008 (No. 66), p.39 James, Tommy, and the Shondells...
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magazine articles on: Tassie James  - 11 results

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Top Tassie Exporters Gather
Magazine article; Business Asia, Vol. 11, August 2003
Subjects: Exports--Achievements and awards
Top Tassie exporters gather. Austrade managing director Peter OByrne has praised the...panel for this event were Richard Ireland, CEO of Hazard Systems; Ivan James, managing director of Automotive Components Ltd; Damon Thomas, chief executive...
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The Teach-Learn Connection
Magazine article by Madeleine Rogin, Karen Hildebrand; Dance Magazine, Vol. 76, January 2002
Subjects: Australian Ballet School--Officials and employees, Boston Ballet--Curricula, Dance teachers--Training, Dancers--Training, Elite Dance Forum--Conferences, meetings, seminars, etc., National Dance Institute--Curricula, Robey, James--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Roxbury Community College--Curricula, School of Eastern Connecticut Ballet--Officials and employees, TasDance School of Performing Arts--Curricula, Western Kentucky University--Performances
...Madeleine Rogin Eastern Connecticut Ballet Expands Class Offerings James Robey joins the faculty of The School of Eastern Connecticut...more information, call + 61 3 6331 6644 or email tasdance@tassie.net.au. The Australian Ballet School has created a position...
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The Edge of the World
Magazine article by Jamie James; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 285, March 2000
Subjects: Recreation, Tasmania
The Edge of the World. by Jamie James Tasmania is the Australia, in miniature...pleasing way. Throughout its history Tassie, as the Australians call it, has...information about the island. Jamie James ("The Edge of the World") is a...
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A Portrait of Sarah Connolly
Magazine article by James Palmer; Musical Opinion, Vol. 134, September 2011
A Portrait of Sarah Connolly by James Palmer Reporting from this years Aix-en-Provence Festival elsewhere...Knussen. She created the role of Susie in Tumages opera The Silver Tassie at English National Opera in 2000, which production was subsequently...
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Edge of the World: Tasmania Is the Australia, in Miniature, That Tourists Travel So Far to See
Magazine article by Jamie James; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 283, March 2000
Subjects: Tasmania--Description and travel
...in Miniature, That Tourists Travel So Far to See. by Jamie James RENAISSANCE cartographers portrayed the edge of the known world...they swell in the most pleasing way. Throughout its history Tassie, as the Australians call it, has attracted a rugged breed...
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newspaper articles on: Tassie James  - 25 results

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Tassie Will Beat the Blues: Hopes; Qld Ends T20 on a High
Newspaper article; The Chronicle (Toowoomba, Australia), January 31, 2011
Tassie Will Beat the Blues: Hopes...a High. QUEENSLAND captain James Hopes predicts Tasmania will...Adelaide Oval. aIm backing Tassie,a he said. aNSW are young...through to the final, I think Tassie have a few players whove been...
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Tassie Crush the Choking Bulls
Newspaper article; The NewsMail (Bundaberg, Australia), January 2, 2009
Tassie Crush the Choking Bulls. CRICKET: Tasmania proved spin bowling is an effective...Oval on Thursday. Queensland became mired after a strong start from openers James Hopes (58 off 38 balls) and Glen Batticciotto (38 off 33 balls). They...
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Bulls to Confront ,Cybest-Ever' Tassie
Newspaper article; Sunshine Coast Daily (Maroochydore, Australia), November 10, 2010
Subjects: Basketball (Professional), Professional basketball
Bulls to Confront ,Cybest-Ever Tassie. CRICKET: Queenslands struggling Sheffield...Cosgrove, Ed Cowan, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Ben Hilfenhaus, Adam Maher...12th man to be named). QUEENSLAND: James Hopes (capt), Ryan Broad, Wade Townsend...
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Storm Clouds Gather as Tassie Prepares for Cyclone
Newspaper article; Tweed Daily News (Tweed Heads, Australia), October 20, 2009
Storm Clouds Gather as Tassie Prepares for Cyclone. Byline: JAMIE...points loss to Australian No.10 Jimmy James in his last outing. A third win for...he steps up to battle fellow southpaw James in November. Also in action from the...
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Pair Brave Tassie Cold
Newspaper article; The Northern Star (Lismore, Australia), March 24, 2009
Pair Brave Tassie Cold. Byline: STEVE SPINKS steve.spinks@northernstar.com.au...Coldwater Classic at Bluff Reef. Byron Bays Jarred Sullivan and Lennox Heads James Woods both progressed to the second round after finishing second in their...
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encyclopedia articles on: Tassie James  - 1 result

 
 
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Tassie, James
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TASSIE, JAMES 1735 99, Scottish gem engraver and modeler. At first a stonemason...Dublin, where he assisted the gem engraver Dr. Henry Quin. With him Tassie invented an especially hard and fine-textured white enamel for making...


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