Cherished possessions
Subtitle: a New England legacy
By: Nancy Carlisle ; photography by Peter Harholdt.
Contributors: Carlisle, Nancy Camilla.; Harholdt, Peter.; Colby College. Museum of Art.
Publisher: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, in association with Antique Collectors' Club
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 448
Subjects: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities -- Exhibitions.; Decorative arts -- New England -- Exhibitions.
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: Catalogue of a traveling exhibition from the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA). This exhibition, drawn from their collections, features over 175 objects - furniture, costumes, paintings, and household furnishings, chosen not only for their visual appeal, but also for the stories they tell about three hundred years of life in the region.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pgs. 428-438).
Exhibition at Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 16 July-26 October 2003; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, 12 June-22 August 2004; Honolulu Academy of Fine Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii, 29 September 2004-2 January 2005; Bard College Graduate Center, New York, 2 March-29 May 2005; Public Museum of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 22 June-2 October 2005.
Catalogue of a traveling exhibition from the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA). This exhibition, drawn from their collections, features over 175 objects - furniture, costumes, paintings, and household furnishings, chosen not only for their visual appeal, but also for the stories they tell about three hundred years of life in the region.
Table of contents: title: Introduction.; title: Cherished possessions.; title: New England's people.; title: New England climate and landscape.; title: Before the Revolution, 1650-1775.; title: Revolution, 1775-1783.; title: Early nation, 1790-1820.; title: Growth, innovation, and reform, 1820-1930.; title: Modernism and antiquarianism, 1930-1970.