Finding Aid to the Gustav Manz Papers, 1909-1965

Col. 53

Winterthur, DE 19735

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Background note Scope and content Organization Administrative information Restrictions Provenance Additional descriptive information Added entries Contact information Inventory Return to Winterthur Library homepage

Background note:

Gustav Manz (1865-1946) was a German-born jeweler/goldsmith who worked in New York City. He created pieces for many of the well-known firms of the day, including Tiffany, Cartier, A. A. Vantine, and Bailey, Banks and Biddle. Manz's forte was animal sculpture.

Scope and content

The collection consists of three manuscript volumes, nine printed volumes, and one microfilm reel (Mic. 2430). The manuscript volumes are illustrated design and stock books that record Manz's work (mostly rings, pendants, brooches and pins) up to about 1925. The printed volumes are works on jewelry and gemstones. The microfilm records the contents of a small family photo album, and of a scrapbook assembled by Manz's daughter, Doris. The scrapbook contains clippings, photographs, an obituary, and letters written by Doris in attempts to document some of her late father's work. Some of Manz's later, more imposing pieces are depicted in the scrapbook, including a number of commissions done for churches.

Organization

The volumes are arranged in accession number order, first the manuscript volumes (design and stock books), followed by the printed volumes. The microfilm reel (number M-2430) is housed with the other microfilm reels.

Administrative information

Restrictions

None

Provenance

Gift of Doris Manz Eastman (Mrs. Albert Gleaves Eastman).

Additional descriptive information

Note

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION Repository code: DeWint File name: col053.xml Abstract: Gustav Manz was a jeweler and goldsmith who lived in New York City. The collection contains his design and stock books recording his work, and also printed volumes about jewelry and gemstones. Extent: 2 linear feet. Date range: 1909-1965 Related materials: Language: English Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera Winterthur, DE 19732 (302) 888-4853 Gustav Manz Papers Col. 53 Creator: Gustav Manz, 1865-1946. Title: Papers Dates: 1909-1965 Call No.: Col. 53 Acc. No.: 74×401 Quantity: 12 volumes and 1 microfilm reel

Added entries

Subjects

Brooches.

Church plate - New York (State) - New York.

Gems.

Gold jewelry - New York (State) - New York.

Jewelry trade - New York (State) - New York.

Jewelry.

Pendants (Jewelry) - New York (State) - New York.

Precious stones.

Rings - New York (State) - New York.

Genre terms

Clippings.

Drawings.

Letters.

Photoprints.

Functions and occupations

Goldsmiths.

Jewelers.

Contact information

Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library

[http://www.winterthur.org]
Winterthur, DE 19735

Collection inventory

Manuscript volumes:

74×401.1. Mountings, 1914-1917

1914-1917

74×401.2. Stock Book, 1917 - 1923 (Vol. 2 has several pages missing: p. 119; pp. 185-6 and pp.209-210; also p. 21 has a section cut out.)

1917 - 1923

74×401.3. Stock Book, 1923 - 1925 (Vol. 3 is missing pp.1-10 and pages after 214.)

1923 - 1925

Printed volumes:

74×401.4. Bauer, Dr. Max. Precious Stones. 1904 ed.

1904

74×401.5. Kozminsky, Isidore. The Magic and Science of Jewels and Stones. 1922 ed.

1922

74×401.6. Kunz, George Frederick. The Curious Lore of Precious Stones. 1913 ed.

1913

74×401.7. Kunz, George Frederick. The Magic of Jewels and Charms. 1915 ed.

1915

74×401.8. Kunz, George Frederick. Rings. 1917 ed.

1917

74×401.9. Rogers, Frances and Alice Beard. 5000 Years of Gems and Jewelry. 1940 ed.

1940

74×401.10. Streeter, Edwin W. The Great Diamonds of the World. 1882?

1882?

74×401.11. Wade, Frank B., Diamonds, A Study of the Factors that Govern Their Value. 1916 ed.

1916

74×401.12. Wade, Frank B., A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Living Public. 1924 ed.

1924

Scrapbook and photo album

Reel Microfilm reel number M-2430