Title: Out of the attic
Subtitle: inventing antiques in twentieth-century New England
First published: 2009
Description: Briann G. Greenfield traces the transformation of antiques from family keepsakes to valuable artistic objects, examining the role of collectors, dealers, and museum makers in the construction of a new tradition based on the aesthetic qualities of early American furnishings. While recognizing the significance of antiques as symbols of an enduring American culture, Greenfield also delves behind popular rhetoric to examine the development of a retail structure specifically designed to facilitate the buying and selling of old wares. --from publisher description.
Subjects: History, House furnishings, Case studies, Marketing, Antiquities, Collectors and collecting, Antiques business, Antiques, New england, antiquities
Places: New England
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: NK1133.28 .G74 2009