Name/Title
The Homes of Our Ancestors, as Shown in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art ...Entry/Object ID
2012.010.030Description
Full title: The Homes of Our Ancestors, as Shown in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York, from the Beginnings of New England Through the Early Days of the Republic, Exhibiting the Development of the Arts of Interior Architecture and House Decoration, the Arts of Cabinetmaking, Silversmithing, etc., Especial Emphasis Being Laid Upon the Point that our Early Craftsmen Evolved from the Fashions of the Old World a Style of Their Own; with an Account of the Social Conditions Surrounding the Life of the Original Owners of Various Rooms
xxvi, 302 p. : ill., plates (part mounted col.), ports., map, facsims. ; 20 cm.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2012.010.Source or Donor
Estate of Emily Ravenel FarrowAcquisition Method
BequestLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Interior decorationSearch Terms
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), Architecture, Domestic--United States, Architecture, Colonial, Furniture--United States, Art objects--United States, United States--Social life and customs--To 1775Book Details
Author
Tower, Elizabeth, Halsey, R.T.H.Publisher
Doubleday, Page and Co.Date Published
1925Call No.
N611 .A6 H3 1925Notes
Copy No.: 0Location
Location
Shelf
Hall BookshelfBuilding
NRH Research RoomCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Building
NR Docent LibraryCategory
PermanentGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: By R.T.H. Halsey and Elizabeth Tower.
Includes index.
Inscribed on flyleaf: Adelaide from John, October 5th, 1927.Created By
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June 26, 2012Updated By
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April 5, 2023