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Author : Helen Comstock
Publisher : Penguin Putnam
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Looking Glass in America, 1700-1825 written by Helen Comstock and published by Penguin Putnam. This book was released on 1968 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rebecca K. Shrum
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421423138
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)
Download or read book In the Looking Glass written by Rebecca K. Shrum and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2017-08-30 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[An] utterly fascinating reading of the multiple uses and meanings of mirrors among European Americans, African Americans, and Native Americans.” —Journal of Social History What did it mean, Rebecca K. Shrum asks, for people—long-accustomed to associating reflective surfaces with ritual and magic—to became as familiar with how they looked as they were with the appearance of other people? Fragmentary histories tantalize us with how early Americans—people of Native, European, and African descent—interacted with mirrors. Shrum argues that mirrors became objects through which white men asserted their claims to modernity, emphasizing mirrors as fulcrums of truth that enabled them to know and master themselves and their world. In claiming that mirrors revealed and substantiated their own enlightenment and rationality, white men sought to differentiate how they used mirrors from not only white women but also from Native Americans and African Americans, who had long claimed ownership of and the right to determine the meaning of mirrors for themselves. Mirrors thus played an important role in the construction of early American racial and gender hierarchies. Drawing from archival research, as well as archaeological studies, probate inventories, trade records, and visual sources, Shrum also assesses extant mirrors in museum collections through a material culture lens. Focusing on how mirrors were acquired in America and by whom, as well as the profound influence mirrors had, both individually and collectively, on the groups that embraced them, In the Looking Glass is a piece of innovative textual and visual scholarship. “A superb reflection of the many meanings held by an object usually taken for granted. Highly recommended.” —Choice
Author : Philip D. Zimmerman
Publisher : Hudson Hills
ISBN 13 : 9781882650170
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (51 download)
Download or read book American Federal Furniture and Decorative Arts from the Watson Collection written by Philip D. Zimmerman and published by Hudson Hills. This book was released on 2004 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While demonstrating the high level of artistry attained by furniture-makers of the period, this selection in many ways reflects the evolving character of domestic life in America during a seminal period in the country's history.
Author : Oscar P. Fitzgerald
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442270403
Total Pages : 665 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)
Download or read book American Furniture written by Oscar P. Fitzgerald and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-12-22 with total page 665 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the latest scholarship, this comprehensive, lavishly illustrated survey tells the story of the evolution of American furniture from the 17th century to the present. Not viewed in isolation, furniture is placed in its broader cultural, historic, and aesthetic context. The focus is not only on the urban masterpieces of 18th century William and Mary, Queen Anne, Chippendale, and Federal styles but also on the work of numerous rural cabinetmakers. Special chapters explore Windsor chairs, Shaker, and Pennsylvania German furniture which do not follow the mainstream style progression. Picturesque and anti-classical explain Victorian furniture including Rococo, Renaissance, and Eastlake. Mission and Arts and Crafts furniture introduce the 20th century. Another chapter identifies the eclectic revivals such as Early American that dominated the mass market throughout much of the 20th century. After World War II American designers created many of the Mid-Century Modern icons that are much sought after by collectors today. The rise of studio furniture and furniture as art which include some of the most creative and imaginative furniture produced in the 20th and 21st centuries caps the review of four centuries of American furniture. A final chapter advises on how to evaluate the authenticity of both traditional and modern furniture and how to preserve it for posterity. With over 800 photos including 24 pages of color, this fully illustrated text is the authoritative reference work.
Author : Shayne Rivers
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113641536X
Total Pages : 846 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (364 download)
Download or read book Conservation of Furniture written by Shayne Rivers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-06-07 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive resource covering the principles and practice of the conservation and restoration of furniture, and other decorative art objects made wholly or partly of wood. It integrates theory with practice to show the principles which govern interaction between wooden objects, the environmental and conservation treatments and the factors which need to be taken into account to arrive at acceptable solutions to conservation problems. The practical knowledge and experience of a team of conservators active in the field are bought together with theoretical and reference material from diverse sources and unified within a systematic framework. Specialist conservators from related disciplines cover diverse materials often incorporated into furniture.
Author : Lane Coulter
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826315250
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (152 download)
Download or read book New Mexican Tinwork, 1840-1940 written by Lane Coulter and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2004-08-30 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated book on the origins and history of traditional Hispanic tinwork.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Furniture History written by and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts & Printed Ephemera
Publisher : Winterthur Museum
ISBN 13 : 9780912724614
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (246 download)
Download or read book Guide to the Winterthur Library written by Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts & Printed Ephemera and published by Winterthur Museum. This book was released on 2003 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to the Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera, named for Winterthur's first curator, provides descriptive information for the primary research material held in the collection. The Downs Collection acquires materials from the mid seventeenth century through the twentieth century that document American lifestyles, concentrating on the domestic scene and activities within the household and art. It includes such items as diaries, business accounts of craftsmen whose products decorated dwelling houses, family papers, tax records, construction of homes, artists' sketchbooks, wills and household inventories, children's toys and games, and scrapbooks and journals. Items from individuals famous in American history rest alongside materials from people who led routine lives yet still contributed to the development of America. An extensive microform collection, including copies of material owned by other public repositories and private individuals, supplements the manuscript holdings. Hardcover is un-jacketed.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 824 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Library Journal Book Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edgar de Noailles Mayhew
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A Documentary History of American Interiors written by Edgar de Noailles Mayhew and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1980 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Springfield City Library (Mass.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Springfield City Library Bulletin written by Springfield City Library (Mass.) and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1326 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (39 download)
Download or read book Quill & Quire written by and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 1326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. Libraries
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 606 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Winterthur Museum Libraries Collection of Printed Books and Periodicals: General catalog written by Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. Libraries and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 808 pages
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Download or read book The Magazine Antiques written by and published by . This book was released on 1988-10 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Linda Campbell Franklin
Publisher : Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1132 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Antiques and Collectibles written by Linda Campbell Franklin and published by Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1978 with total page 1132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 588 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (117 download)
Download or read book The Publishers Weekly written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1510 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by Copyright Office, Library of Congress. This book was released on 1971 with total page 1510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
