The Power of Objects in Eighteenth-Century British America /

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"Over the course of the eighteenth century, Anglo-Americans purchased an unprecedented number and array of goods. [Van Horn] investigates these diverse artifacts--from portraits and city views to gravestones, dressing furniture, and prosthetic devices--to explore how elite American consumers as...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Van Horn, Jennifer (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Manners and customs.
Civilization.
Antiquities.
DESIGN > Decorative Arts.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
United States.
États-Unis > Civilisation > 18e siecle.
États-Unis > Moeurs et coutumes > 18e siecle.
États-Unis > Antiquites > 18e siecle.
United States > Civilization > 18th century.
United States > Social life and customs > 18th century.
United States > Antiquities > 18th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Imprinting the civil
  • 2. The power of paint
  • 3. Portraits of in stone
  • 4. Masquerading as colonists
  • 5. The art of concealment
  • 6. Crafting citizens
  • Epilogue
  • Index.

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