Women's Painted Furniture, 1790-1830: American Schoolgirl Art
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (824 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1584658452 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 252 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Five Stars" according to Joan. Wonderful book very informative.. "Women's Painted Furniture" according to Mrs. Eve Marschark. The author did a great job of researching this topic and the images provided showed the wide range of painting that was historically done by the young girls. I relish my copy and found the descriptions of historic pieces and people fascinating. The details of the flowers and techniques used showed the t. Women's Painted Furniture, 1790-1830: American Schoolgirl Art Nadine F. Oliver A very thorough examination of women's painted furniture. If you are interested in and appreciate early American folk art such as fraktur or samplers, this book may be of interest. This is not a picture book, although there are plenty of photo references. It is a good historical reference for this style
In this long-awaited tribute to women’s painted furniture, author and artist Betsy Krieg Salm rediscovers a style of early American decorative art still largely unknown to curators, antique dealers, art historians, and the public. Primary sources include recipes, patterns, genealogies of artisans, chemical analyses of antiques, instructions in methods and technique, and the original, mainly English, sources of artistic inspiration for painters and needle workers.. Thanks to her scholarship, this art form may now receive the recognition it deserves in the broader genre of American women’s art.Women’s Painted Furniture presents a comprehensive collection of images, most of which are not available elsewhere. She documents the socioeconomic, cultural, and aesthetic history of the form, which includes such items as sewing and work boxes, face screens, and tables. Treating these objects as documents of women’s daily lives, she shows the close relationship between painted furniture motifs and those of needlework and other decorative arts of th
the book carefully chronicles the painting process itself, including a selection of cabinetmakers and woods, varnishes and paints, and specific tools and techniques.”—Antique Trader. “This quality volume from University Press of New England opens the door to the past art of girls and women applying a flourish of paint to boxes, tables, and other wooden objects