Name/Title
At Home: The American Family, 1750-1870Entry/Object ID
2013.002.065Description
Provides insights into the tastes and living arrangements of the American family when home was truly the focus of life and the source of its meaning.
Contents: Welcome home -- The parlors -- The dining room -- The kitchen -- the bedchambers -- Lighting devices and practices -- The daily dog-trot routine of domestic duties -- The quest for comfort: housekeeping practices and living arrangements the year round -- "A very great tryal to the temper": tribulations of the early American housewife -- "It shall be procured agreeable to your liking": husband and wife as consumers
304 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2013.002.Source or Donor
New Library Catalog Records (2013)Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Families--United States, Dwellings--United States--History--18th century, Dwellings--United States--History--19th century, United States--Social life and customs, Home economics--United States--History--18th century, Home economics--United States--History--19th century, Housekeeping--United States, Households--United States--HistoryBook Details
Author
Garrett, Elisabeth DonaghyPublisher
Harry N. AbramsDate Published
1990Call No.
HQ535 .G37 1990ISBN
0810918943LCCN
89000312Location
Category
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Date
July 24, 14Notes
Authorized By: Michelle PalmoreLocation
Shelf
Hall Bookshelf, Hall BookshelfBuilding
NRH Research RoomCategory
PermanentGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: By Elisabeth Donaghy Garrett.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-297) and index.Created By
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April 17, 2013Updated By
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February 16, 2023