Chapter 18: The Americas (1750–1900)

Kirkham, Pat; Weber, Susan

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Chapter 18: The Americas (1750–1900)

Norman Vorano and Dana Leibsohn and Barbara E. Mundy

History of Design: Decorative Arts and Material Culture 1400–2000

Natural curiosities, sources of wealth, trading partners, and strategic allies against encroaching European powers—such were some of the many ways colonial governments viewed the Indigenous inhabitants of North America up to the mid-eighteenth century...

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Norman Vorano and Dana Leibsohn and Barbara E. Mundy

PublisherBard Graduate Center

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.437-479

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00219.018

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-20639

Chapter subject tags:Indians of South America--European InfluencesIndigenous peoples--South America--18th centuryIndigenous peoples--North America--18th centuryIndigenous peoples--South America--19th centuryIndigenous peoples--North America--19th centuryNavajo baskets--19th centuryNavajo textile fabrics--19th centuryIndian art--Northwest Coast of North AmericaIndian textile fabrics--Central AmericaIndian textile fabrics--South AmericaDecorative arts, Spanish colonialTextile fabrics--Latin AmericanDecorative arts, Early AmericanAfrican American artists--United States--19th century

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List of illustrations

Purse by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
c. 1885
Basket jar by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
c. 1790
Eye-dazzler blanket by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
c. 1880
Eye-dazzler blanket by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
c. 1880
Naaxein (Chilkat Robe) by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
c. 1880
Coat by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1841
Jar by Nampeyo of Hano
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1930–1940
Portrait of Sebstiana Inés Josefa de San Agustín by Unknown
By John Carlson
on May 19
1757
Woman’s tunic: Huipil de la Malinche by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
c. 1770–1800
Woman’s coca cloth by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1770–1900
Presentation basket by Zaputimeu, María Marta
By John Carlson
on Feb 07
c. 1822
Festival hat by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1700–1800
Charley, Weaver and Silversmith, in Native Dress with Blanket and Bowl outside Winter Hogan; Snow on Ground 1893 by Mooney, James
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1893
Woman's Breast Ornaments by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1870–1930
Portrait of a Young Woman by Díaz, Pedro José
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1795–1810
Portrait of a novice nun, possibly Sor Juana de la Cruz by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1700–1800
Facade (detail) of the Casa de los Marqueses de Jaral del Berrio (Palacio de Iturbide), Mexico City by Guerrero y Torres, Francisco Antonio de
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1779–1785
De Español y Castiza, Español. 3 by Paez, José
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1770–1780
Stone portal of the Franciscan mission church of San José y San Miguel de Aguayo, San Antonio, Texas by Huizar, Pedro
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1768–1782
Torchère by Aleijadinho, O
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1770–1800
Butacón (chair) by Almeida, Serafîn Antonio
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
c. 1800
Low Estrado Table by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1750–1800
Coca Box (Coquera) by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
c. 1770
Chalice by Cañas, Alejandro Antonio de
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1770–1800
Writing desk by Unknown
By John Carlson
on May 19
1750–1800
Writing desk by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1750–1800
Wreath presented to Simón Bolívar by the city of Cuzco, June 21, 1825 by Chungapoma
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1825
The Patriot Army Rescues the Homeland by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
c. 1825
Pitcher by Bogota Earthenware Factory
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
c. 1845
Butaca by Whiting, Joseph P.
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
c. 1824–1845
Sideboard by Fernández, Mariano;Fernández, Jesús
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
c. 1856
Woman wearing a peinetón by Bacle, César Hipólito
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1833
Interior in Santa Fe de Bogotá, Colombia by Méndez, Ramón Torres
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
c. 1874
Theatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro by Passos, Francisco de Oliveira; Guilbert, Albert Désiré
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1904–1909
Interior, Vila Penteado, São Paulo by Ekman, Carlos
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1902
High chest of drawers by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1762–1765
High chest of drawers by Chapin, Eliphalet
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1775–1790
Sons of Liberty Bowl by Revere, Paul
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1768
Presentation Vase by Fletcher, Thomas;Gardiner, Sidney
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1825
Pillar-and-scroll shelf clock by Terry, Eli;Terry, Samuel
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1825–1828
Shaker-made storage boxes with original paint by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1830–1860
Coverlet by Musselman, Samuel B.
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1844
Coverlet, detail by Musselman, Samuel B.
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1844
Coverlet, detail by Musselman, Samuel B.
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1844
Sideboard by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
c. 1855
Specialized sterling silver knives in the 1895 Chantilly pattern by Codman, William Christmas
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1895
Coming to the Parson by Rogers, John
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1870
Storage jar by Drake, Dave;Baddler
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
May 13, 1859
Pictorial quilt by Powers, Harriet
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1895–1898
Interior of the New England Kitchen by Unknown
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1877
Century Vase by Müller, Karl
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1876
Chapel, created by the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company for the World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago by Tiffany, Louis Comfort
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1893
Pinecones-and-needles textile by Associated Artists
By John Carlson
on Oct 28
1883–1900