Women's Painted Furniture, 1790-1830: American Schoolgirl Art
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...
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Beautifully illustrated, comprehensive study of women's painted furniture, a long-lost art that sheds light on women's lives in the early republic
Foreword - Mimi Handler Preface: The Enchanting Box Acknowledgments An Introduction to Women's Painted Furniture, 1790-1830The Process of Creating Women's Painted Furniture Motifs in Women's Painted Furniture Women's Education American Schoolgirl Art Pupils and Their Painted Pieces Conclusion: "Ancients" and "Moderns"APPENDIXES Art Instruction Books of the Federal Period The Rules of Litchfield Academy, 1825A Chronicle of Sir Andreas B. Engstrom's Advertisements Offering Lessons, 1825-1827Professional Treatment of Elizabeth Perkins' Table Recipe for Finishing a Young Lady Suppliers of Materials Used to Create Historical Replications of Women's Painted Furniture, 1790-1830Historical Societies and Museums with Women's Painted Furniture in Their Collections Research Institutions Providing Archival Material on Women's Painted Furniture Further Reading Glossary Bibliography Index
\ From the Publisher"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 wooden objects. . . . the book carefully chronicles the painting process itself, including a selection of cabinetmakers and woods, varnishes and paints, and specific tools and techniques."--Antique Trader\ "The newly released Women's Painted Furniture 1790-1830, American Schoolgirl Art is a remarkable resource. This quality volume . . . opens the door to the past art of girls and women applying a flourish of paint to boxes, tables and other wooden objects. Research by author Betsy Krieg Salm presents fascinating American schoolgirl art in its entirety including its origination, materials and techniques. Further, there is personal history on the girls of long ago who created this enduring work."--Antique Register\ "A beautifully illustrated, comprehensive study...This book is an absolute treasure and a beautiful inspirational example of the many application and possibilities of the Botanical Art and Illustration."--Botanical Illustration\ "A true work of love for the material...a perfect balance of color photography, excerpts to back up statements, historical information as well as technical."--Thistle Threads\ \ \
