Neat and Tidy by Nina Fletcher Little

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Neat and Tidy by Nina Fletcher Little

An expert look at the evolution of craftsmanship in the American Home through wooden boxes and their diverse uses.
NINA FLETCHER LITTLE spent over sixty years collecting and writing about New England antiques until her death in 1993. Her special contribution was to bridge the worlds of American antiques and folk art, bringing the antiquarian's passion for the past to the study of folk art. She combined a keen appreciation of the aesthetic qualities of an object with a determination to discover everything possible about the historical and social context in which it was created -- who made it, when and where, how it was used and by whom. For her there was no contest between object and context: she honored both. -- Folk Art SPNEA has also reissued her books Neat and Tidy: Boxes and Their Contents Used in Early American Households and Little by Little: Six Decades of Collecting American Decorative Arts.
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ISBN 13 9781584651376
ISBN 10 1584651377
Title Neat and Tidy
Author Nina Fletcher Little
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
Year published 2001-05-31
Number of pages 240
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