Description
Jack Lindsey(Author) with essays by Edward C. Carter ll, Richard S. Dunn, and Richard Saunders
Focusing on Philadelphia's prominent role in the history of Colonial America, this exhibition catalogue surveys the decorative and fine arts produced during the initial settlement of the region. The rich history of craftsmanship—including furniture, textiles, ceramics, glass and metalwork, portraits, and book illustrations—as well as intellectual and scientific pursuits in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries are explored, all in context of Pennsylvania's evolution into an international cultural and economic force.
- Paperback
- 266 pages
- 594 illustrations (85 in full color)
- 11 1/2" x 8 1/2"
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1999
- ISBN: 0-87633-129-0
