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Coffin hardware in nineteenth-century America
- Title
- Coffin hardware in nineteenth-century America / Megan E. Springate.
- Author
- Springate, Megan E.
- Publication
- Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, [2015]
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Details
- Description
- 116 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.
- Summary
- "Using data from archaeological excavations, patent filings, and marketing catalogs, this book provides a broad view of the introduction, spread, and use of mass-produced coffin hardware in North America. At the book's heart is a standardized typology of coffin hardware that recognizes stylistic and functional changes and a fresh look at the meanings and uses of the various motifs and decorative elements. Within the discussion of mass-produced coffin hardware in North America is new work connecting the North American industry with its British antecedents and a fresh analysis of the prime factors that led to the introduction and spread of mass-produced coffin hardware. Extensively illustrated with examples of coffin hardware to aid scholars and professionals in identification"--
- Series Statement
- Guides to historical artifacts ; volume 5
- Uniform Title
- Guides to historical artifacts ; v. 5.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-110) and index.
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Typology -- Chapter 3: Children's hardware -- Chapter 4: Coffins as artifacts -- Chapter 5: Safety and security coffins -- Chapter 6: Antecedents -- Chapter 7: Birth of the domestic industry -- Chapter 8: Motifs -- Chapter 9: Social factors -- Chapter 10: Conclusion -- Appendix: Catalogs in public repositories.
- Call Number
- JFF 15-448
- ISBN
- 9781598741346
- 1598741349
- 9781598741353
- 1598741357
- 9781629580524 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2014033114
- OCLC
- 880567112
- Author
- Springate, Megan E.
- Title
- Coffin hardware in nineteenth-century America / Megan E. Springate.
- Publisher
- Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, [2015]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Guides to historical artifacts ; volume 5Guides to historical artifacts ; v. 5.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-110) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1800 - 1899
- Research Call Number
- JFF 15-448