Description |
xvii, 524 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 30 cm |
Contents |
Introduction / William N. Hosley, Jr. -- Interpretive essays -- The landscape and environment of the Connecticut River Valley / Thomas R. Lewis -- From wilderness to arcadian vale: material life in the Connecticut River Valley, 1635-1760 / Kevin M. Sweeney -- Artifacts of regional consciousness in the Connecticut River Valley, 1700-1780 / Robert Blair St. George -- Regional culture in a revolutionary era: the Connecticut Valley, 1760-1820 -- Catalogue of the exhibition -- Architecture / William N. Hosley, Jr. -- Paintings and other pictorial arts / Elizabeth M. Kornhauser and Christine S. Schloss -- Furniture / Philip Zea -- Metalwares / Barbara McLean Ward -- Clocks and instruments / Chris H. Bailey -- Textiles, clothing, and needlework / Jane C. Nylander -- Ceramics and glass / Elizabeth Pratt Fox -- Books and prints / Christopher P. Bickford and Jeffrey H. Kaimowitz -- Gravestones / Kevin M. Sweeney |
Note |
Pub. in conjunction with an exhibition at the Wadsworth Atheneum, Sept. 22, 1985-Jan. 6, 1986. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Note |
Project director: William N. Hosley. |
Subject |
Connecticut River Valley -- Civilization.
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Art objects -- Connecticut River Valley -- Exhibitions.
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Antiques -- Connecticut River Valley -- Exhibitions.
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Added Author |
Hosley, William N.
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Wadsworth Atheneum.
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ISBN |
0918333032 |
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9780918333032 |
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