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Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library is renowned for its decorative arts collection. An indispensable guide for curators, educators, interpreters, and students of decorative arts, this revised and enhanced edition includes a color CD of the impressive black and white photographs of the Winterthur collections that illustrate the book.
In covering every major furniture style of the colonial and early national eras and also a wide array of other domestic items, not as afterthoughts but as subjects worthy of serious study, this volume fills a unique niche. It is an indispensable text for classes on early American decorative arts and the material culture of the domestic environment. The addition of a disc with high-resolution color images of all photographs and captions enhances its value as a text for beginners and as a tool for scholars. -- Kenneth Hafertepe, Baylor University Rosemary Troy Krill's revision of Early American Decorative Arts, 1620-1860: A Handbook for Interpreters gracefully combines an overview of public interpretation principles with a compendium of recent American material culture scholarship. The volume's readable style, along with the extensive bibliography, make it a valuable addition to professional bookshelves for staff and volunteers in history museums, especially historic sites. -- Mary Alexander, Maryland Historical Trust; co-author, Museums in Motion: An Introduction to the History and Functions of Museums second edition This volume is useful as a guide for Winterthur interpreters or for visitors to the museum. It will also be worthwhile as a textbook for undergraduate American decorative arts survey courses. Summing Up: Recommended. CHOICE
Rosemary Troy Krill is senior lecturer at Winterthur Museum in Delaware.
In covering every major furniture style of the colonial and early national eras and also a wide array of other domestic items, not as afterthoughts but as subjects worthy of serious study, this volume fills a unique niche. It is an indispensable text for classes on early American decorative arts and the material culture of the domestic environment. The addition of a disc with high-resolution color images of all photographs and captions enhances its value as a text for beginners and as a tool for scholars. -- Kenneth Hafertepe, Baylor University Rosemary Troy Krill's revision of Early American Decorative Arts, 1620-1860: A Handbook for Interpreters gracefully combines an overview of public interpretation principles with a compendium of recent American material culture scholarship. The volume's readable style, along with the extensive bibliography, make it a valuable addition to professional bookshelves for staff and volunteers in history museums, especially historic sites. -- Mary Alexander, Maryland Historical Trust; co-author, Museums in Motion: An Introduction to the History and Functions of Museums second edition This volume is useful as a guide for Winterthur interpreters or for visitors to the museum. It will also be worthwhile as a textbook for undergraduate American decorative arts survey courses. Summing Up: Recommended. CHOICE
Rosemary Troy Krill is senior lecturer at Winterthur Museum in Delaware.