Courts and colonies : the William and Mary style in Holland, England, and America

Author

Baarsen, Reinier (Contributor); Johnston, Phillip M. (Contributor); Jackson-Stops, Gervase (Contributor); Dee, Elaine Evans (Contributor)

Document type

Catalogue d'exposition

Language

English

Source

ill. (some col.); bibliogr.; 230 works shown ; 249 p. ; 1988

ISBN

0295968044

Publisher

Dist. by the University of Washington Press, Seattle (usa)

Publication country

United States

Abstract (en)

Exhibition documenting the William and Mary style in 17th-18th c. architecture and, especially, interior decoration. Exhibited objects include decorative arts as well as paintings and graphic arts. Among the topics discussed are metalwork, furniture, ceramics, gardens and chinoiserie. Catalogue essays by Baarsen on the court style in Holland; Jackson-Stops on the court style in Britain; Johnston on the William and Mary style in America; and Dee on printed sources for the William and Mary style. Exhibition shown at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum (New York) and Carnegie Museum of Art (Pittsburgh).

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800
• Architecture
• Interior decoration
• Decorative arts
• 1600-1800
• William and Mary (style)
• Court art
• Netherlands
• Great Britain
• Gardens
• Chinoiserie
• Painting
• Graphic arts
• Exhibitions
• Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum||New York (NY, USA)
• Carnegie Museum of Art||Pittsburgh (PA, USA)

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800
• Architecture
• Décoration intérieure
• Arts décoratifs
• 1600-1800
• William et Mary (style)
• Art de cour
• Pays-Bas
• Grande-Bretagne
• Jardin
• Chinoiserie
• Peinture
• Arts graphiques
• Exposition
• Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum||New York (NY, USA)
• Carnegie Museum of Art||Pittsburgh (PA, USA)

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920101-00420081

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