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Author Krill, Rosemary Troy, 1950-

Title Early American decorative arts, 1620-1860 : a handbook for interpreters / Rosemary Troy Krill
Edition Rev. and enhanced
Published Lanham, Md. : AltaMira Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (x, 267 pages) : illustrations
Series American Association for State and Local History book series
American Association for State and Local History book series.
Contents Interpreting Decorative Arts Objects -- Looking at Objects -- Understanding Style -- Furniture in the Seventeenth-Century or Mannerist Style -- Furniture in the William and Mary or Early Baroque Style -- Furniture in the Queen Anne or Late Baroque Style -- Furniture in the Chippendale or Rococo Style -- Furniture in the Federal or Early Classical-Revival Style -- Furniture in the Empire or Late Classical-Revival Style
Summary Winterthur Museum is world renowned for its decorative arts collections and its exceptional educational programs. Adapted from the training materials developed at the museum, the revised and enhanced Early American Decorative Arts, 1620-1860: A Handbook for Interpreters is an indispensable guide for anyone involved with interpretation of decorative arts collections. Early American Decorative Arts, 1620-1860 elucidates the principles of public interpretation, explains how to analyze objects, and defines the concept of style. Eighteen s provide comprehensive descriptions of decorative ar
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
SUBJECT Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum fast
Subject Decorative arts, Early American -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Decorative arts -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
CRAFTS & HOBBIES -- Folkcrafts.
ART -- Folk & Outsider Art.
Decorative arts
Decorative arts, Early American
United States
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals
History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2010000103
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