Dutch New York between east and west
Subtitle: the world of Margrieta van Varick
By: edited by Peter Miller, Deborah Krohn, and Marybeth De Filippis.
Contributors: Varick, Margarita van, d. ca. 1696.; Miller, Peter N., 1964-; Krohn, Deborah L.; De Filippis, Marybeth.; Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture.; New-York Historical Society.
Publisher: Bard Graduate Center and New-York Historical Society in association with Yale University Press; Yale University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780300154672
Subjects: Varick, Margarita van, -- d. ca. 1696 -- Exhibitions; Decorative arts -- History -- 17th century -- Exhibitions; Consumer goods -- History -- 17th century -- Exhibitions; Flatbush (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 17th century -- Exhibitions; New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 17th century -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions
Other titles: World of Margrieta van Varick
Description: Runner-up for the award for Outstanding Catalogue Based on a Permanent Collection, given by the Association of Art Museum Curators Winner of the 2011 Henry Allen Moe Prize, as given by the New York State Historical Association for excellence in exhibitions and collections-based publishing. Commemorating the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's voyage and the lasting legacy of Dutch culture in New York, this book explores the life and times of a fascinating woman, her family, and her things. Margrieta was born in the Netherlands but lived at the extremes of the Dutch colonial world, in Malacca on the Malay Peninsula and in Flatbush, Brooklyn. When she came to New York in 1686 with her husband and set up a shop, she brought an astonishing array of Eastern goods, many of which were documented in an inventory made after her death in 1695. Extensive archival research has enabled a collaborative team to reconstruct her story and establish the depth of her connection to Dutch trading establishments in Asia. This is a groundbreaking contribution to the histories of New York City, the Dutch overseas empire, women, and material culture.--
Notes: Issued in connection with an exhibition held Sept. 17, 2009-Jan. 3, 2010, Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture, New York, organized by the Bard Graduate Center in collaboration with the New-York Historical Society.

Includes bibliographical references and index.