The Cupola House : an anachronism of style and technology

Author

Bivins, John (Contributor); Melchor, James (Contributor); Melchor, Marilyn (Contributor); Parsons, Richard (Contributor)

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Journal of early southern decorative arts. 1989, Num. 1, Vol. 15, 57-132, 56 ill.; diagrams; plans

ISSN

0098-9266

Abstract (en)

Discusses the results of investigations, visual examination and x-ray radiography, done in 1989, of the construction of the Cupola House, Edenton, North Carolina. Believes the house was built between 1724 and 1740 and describes it as "a double-pile two-story-with-attic frame structure that is asymmetrical in both plan and every elevation, ... ." Deals with its interior decoration; most of the original first-floor rooms are installed in the Brooklyn Museum.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Architecture -- United States
• United States
• 1700-1800
• Cupola House||Edenton (NC, USA)
• Houses
• Architecture
• Interior decoration
• Brooklyn Museum of Art||New York (NY, USA)
• X-rays
• Construction
• Period rooms
• Architectural materials

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Architecture -- États-Unis
• Etats-Unis
• 1700-1800
• Cupola House||Edenton (NC, USA)
• Maison
• Architecture
• Décoration intérieure
• Brooklyn Museum of Art||New York (NY, USA)
• Rayons X
• Construction
• Salle d'époque
• Matériaux de construction

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19911001-00459894

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