Capricious fancy : draping and curtaining the historic interior, 1800-1930 / Gail Caskey Winkler ; foreword by Roger W. Moss.

Main entry:

Winkler, Gail Caskey.

Title & Author:

Capricious fancy : draping and curtaining the historic interior, 1800-1930 / Gail Caskey Winkler ; foreword by Roger W. Moss.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Description:

xliii, 292 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm

Notes:
"This unique compilation contains hundreds of illustrations ... reproduced from more than one hundred rare pattern books, workroom manuals, trade catalogues, and examples of design literature selected from the collections of The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, including the Samuel J. Dornsife Collection of The Victorian Society of America"--Jacket flap.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-282) and index.
Early Nineteenth-Century Sources (1800-1839) -- Mid-Nineteenth-Century Sources (1839-1870) -- Late Nineteenth-Century Sources (1870-1900) -- Early Twentieth-Century Sources (1900-1930).

Summary:

"Capricious Fancy chronicles the changes in fashionable curtain and drapery styles in the United States and Europe during the Industrial Revolution. This ... compilation contains hundreds of illustrations, most in full color, reproduced from more than one hundred rare pattern books, workroom manuals, trade catalogues, and examples of design literature selected from the collections of The Anthenæm of Philadelphia, including the Samuel J. Dornsife Collection of the Victorian Society in America"--Dust jacket.

ISBN:

9780812243222 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0812243226 (hardcover ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Samuel J. Dornsife Collection of the Victorian Society in America (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)
Draperies in interior decoration United States History Sources.
Draperies in interior decoration Europe History Sources.
Windows in interior decoration United States History Sources.
Windows in interior decoration Europe History Sources.
Textile fabrics in interior decoration United States History Sources.
Textile fabrics in interior decoration Europe History Sources.
Commercial catalogs Private collections Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Pattern books Private collections Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Rideaux en décoration intérieure États-Unis Histoire Sources.
Rideaux en décoration intérieure Europe Histoire Sources.
Fenêtres en décoration intérieure États-Unis Histoire Sources.
Fenêtres en décoration intérieure Europe Histoire Sources.
Textiles et tissus en décoration intérieure États-Unis Histoire Sources.
Textiles et tissus en décoration intérieure Europe Histoire Sources.
Livres de modèles Collections privées Pennsylvanie Philadelphie.
Draperies in interior decoration
Textile fabrics in interior decoration
Windows in interior decoration
Inredning historia.
Gardiner.
Förenta staterna.
Europa.
Europe
Pennsylvania Philadelphia
United States

Form/genre:

History
Sources

Holdings:

Location: Library main 286895
Call No.: BIB 227448
Status: Available

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