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Womens Painted Furniture, 17901830 American Schoolgirl Art Betsy Krieg Salm UPNE 2010 • 252 pp. 268 illus. (221 color). 8 1/2 x 11" Decorative Arts & Material Culture / Folk Art $60.00 Hardcover, 978-1-58465-845-0
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“This quality volume from University Press of New England opens the door to the past art of girls and women applying a flourish of paint to boxes, tables, and other... [continued in Reviews below]”—Antique Trader Beautifully illustrated, comprehensive study of womens painted furniture, a long-lost art that sheds light on womens lives in the early republic In this long-awaited tribute to women’s painted furniture, author and artist Betsy Krieg Salm rediscovers a style of early American decorative art still largely unknown to curators, antique dealers, art historians, and the public. She documents the socioeconomic, cultural, and aesthetic history of the form, which includes such items as sewing and work boxes, face screens, and tables. Salm carefully chronicles the process itself, describing a selection of cabinetmakers, woods, varnishes, and paints, along with the specific tools and techniques used by women artists. Women’s Painted Furniture presents a comprehensive collection of images, most of which are not available elsewhere. Primary sources include recipes, patterns, genealogies of artisans, chemical analyses of antiques, instructions in methods and technique, and the original, mainly English, sources of artistic inspiration for painters and needle workers. Click here for TABLE OF CONTENTS
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