{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ACC Art Books US","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us","author_name":"ACC Art Books US","author_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us","title":"Marcus & Co. - ACC Art Books US","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"TP1OEkKi1L\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/marcus-co\/\">Marcus &#038; Co.<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/marcus-co\/embed\/#?secret=TP1OEkKi1L\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Marcus &#038; Co.&#8221; &#8212; ACC Art Books US\" data-secret=\"TP1OEkKi1L\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/books\/9783897907171-04-2.jpg","thumbnail_width":1101,"thumbnail_height":1400,"description":"The New York jewelry firm of Marcus &amp; Co. created exceptional examples of Art Nouveau and Art Deco jewelry. This volume chronicles their story, from the founder&rsquo;s apprenticeship to the firm&rsquo;s premises on Fifth Avenue neighboring Tiffany and Cartier.Foreword 7 Acknowledgments 9 Notes to the Reader 11 PART I: BIRTH OF A FAMILY BUSINESS 13 Early Days in Germany, 1828&ndash;1850 16 Arrival in New York: Tiffany &amp; Co. and Ball, Black &amp; Co., 1850&ndash;1863 23 Foundation and Dissolution of Starr &amp; Marcus, 1864&ndash;1877 47 Return to Tiffany &amp; Co. and Establishing Jaques &amp; Marcus, 1878&ndash;1892 67 Transition to Marcus &amp; Co., 1892 75 PART II: MARCUS &amp; CO., THE SECOND GENERATION 77 Early Days of Marcus &amp; Co., and the Arts and Crafts Exhibitions, 1892&ndash;1899 86 Design Drawings: The Emergence of Signature Styles 112 Early Jewels in Their Signature Styles, 1899&ndash;1906 151 Success and Stability: The Third Generation Joins the Firm, 1906&ndash;1917 159 The Evolution of Their Signature Styles, 1906&ndash;1917 197 Transition to Third Generation Leadership, 1917&ndash;1925 211 PART III: BUILDING A MODERN BUSINESS 213 William E. Marcus Jr., New President and Innovator, 1925&ndash;1929 240 Navigating the Great Depression, 1931&ndash;1935 254 The Final Flowering: The Jonker Diamond, the International Flower Style, and the New York World&rsquo;s Fair, 1937&ndash;1939 283 The End Game and Transition to Gimbels 285 Family Developments and William&rsquo;s Golden Years, 1942&ndash;1970 295 APPENDICES 296 APPENDIX I Selected Marks &amp; Signatures 298 APPENDIX II The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, Exhibitions 1897 and 1899 300 Selected Bibliography 303 Index"}