Classical Taste in America 1800-1840.
New York: Abbeville Press, 1993. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 308, indexed, illustrated with color photographs. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. Item #23256
This book charmingly investigates the multifaceted impact of classical political, intellectual, and aesthetic values on early 19th century American culture through a close examination of approximately 225 representative objects from this aesthetically brilliant period, including paintings, sculpture, furniture, silver, glass, ceramics, textiles, and printed materials. Focusing particularly on the type of objects with which Americans decorated and furnished their homes, this book examines not only the superbly designed and fashioned products made for the well-to-do, but also those objects that were mass-produced and more widely sought by a burgeoning middle class. An illuminating look at the lives and homes of a wide range of Americans in the early days of our republic.
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