The Craftsman in early America / edited by Ian M.G. Quimby.

Title & Author:

The Craftsman in early America / edited by Ian M.G. Quimby.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Description:

vi, 344 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Notes:
"Published for the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Delaware."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Some Observations on the Craftsman in Early America / Ian M. G. Quimby -- Documentary Sources for the Study of the Craftsman / Stephanie Grauman Wolf -- Artisans and Craftsmen: A Historical Perspective -- Artisans and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Philadelphia / Gary B. Nash -- Fathers, Sons, and Identity: Woodworking Artisans in Southeastern New England, 1620-1700 / Robert Blair St. George -- Boston Goldsmiths, 1690-1730 / Barbara McLean Ward -- The Glassmakers of Early America / Arlene Palmer Schwind -- The Business of Potting, 1780-1840 / Susan H. Myers -- The Transmission of Skill in the Shoe Industry: Family to Factory Training in Lynn, Massachusetts / William H. Mulligan, Jr. -- Latrobe, His Craftsmen, and the Corinthian Order of the Hall of Representatives / Charles E. Brownell -- The Moravian Craftsmen in Eighteenth-Century North Carolina / Paula Welsheimer Locklair -- Craft Processes and Images: Visual Sources for the Study of the Craftsman / Jonathan Fairbanks -- Index.
British Library not licensed to copy 0.

Summary:

The traditional craftsman was a workman who possessed special skills which set him apart from common laborers and which allowed him a privileged position in early American society. This volume provides insights into the life of the craftsman, from apprentice to master, and describes the special circumstances surrounding each craft.

ISBN:

0393018563
9780393018561
0393954498 (pbk.)
9780393954494 (pbk.)
0393618563

Subject:

Artisans United States History.
Artisans États-Unis Histoire.
Artisans
Handwerker
Geschichte (1700-1840)
United States
USA
United States Craftsmen, to ca 1860

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Quimby, Ian M. G.
Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 52683
Call No.: ID:90-B151
Status: Available

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