Domestic Space in Britain, 1750-1840: Materiality, Sociability and Emotion

by Freya Gowrley

Book Overview

Focusing on the design, decoration, and reception of a range of elite and middling class homes from 1750-1840, this book demonstrates that the material culture of domestic life was central to how the function of the home was experienced, expressed, and understood at a time when it took on unprecedented social and emotional significance.

Examining craft production and collection, gift exchange and written description, inheritance and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350437360
• ISBN13: 9781350437364
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"