American Artifacts of Personal Adornment, 1680-1820

A Guide to Identification and Interpretation

AvCarolyn L. White

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Bracelets, buckles, buttons, and beads. Clasps, combs, and chains. Items of personal adornment fill museum collections and are regularly uncovered in historical period archaeological excavations. But until the publication of this comprehensive volume, there has been no basic guide to help curators, registrars, historians, archaeologists, or collectors identify this class of objects from colonial and early republican America. Carolyn L. White helps the reader understand and interpret these artifacts, discussing their source, manufacture, materials, function, and value in early American life. She uses them as a window on personal identity, showing how gender, age, ethnicity, and class were often displayed through the objects worn. White draws not only on the items themselves, but uses their portrayal in art, contemporary writings, advertisements, and business records to assess their meaning to their owners. A reference volume for the shelf of anyone interested in early American material culture. Over 100 illustrations and tables.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-08-26
Mått:215 x 278 x 10 mm
Vikt:458 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:American Association for State and Local History
Antal sidor:160
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780759105898

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Carolyn L. White is assistant professor of historical archaeology in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Nevada, Reno, and is a research fellow at Boston University.

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White blazes a trail for historical archaeologists and material culture researchers who are interested not just in identifying and dating the objects they study but also in their social and cultural import. Excavated artifacts of personal adornment are often minute both in size and in proportion to finds such as ceramics and glass, and their significance is easily overlooked. More than a reference work, White's guide provides the theoretical grounding and a methodological framework for interpreting items of personal adornment in light of gender roles and the physical construction of the body through dress. It is a sophisticated, exhaustive, and much-need work.

Innehållsförteckning

1 CHAPTER 1: Introduction2 CHAPTER 2: Sources for Interpreting Artifacts of Personal Adornment3 CHAPTER 3: Clothing Fasteners4 CHAPTER 4: Jewelry5 CHAPTER 5: Hair Accessories6 CHAPTER 6: Miscellaneous Accessories7 References8 Index9 About the Author

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