Domestic Space in Britain, 1750-1840

Domestic Space in Britain, 1750-1840

Materiality, Sociability and Emotion

Gowrley, Dr. Freya

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

10/2024

272

Mole

Inglês

9781350437364

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List of Plates
List of Figures
Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I: Representation

1. 'My anecdotes of this social neighbourhood': The thick description of Caroline Lybbe Powys
2. Publishing John Wilkes's 'Villakin': Reception and Reputation at Sandham Cottage

Part II: Movement

3. Material Translations, Biographical Objects: Craft(ing) Narratives at A la Ronde
4. 'A little temple, consecrate to Friendship and the Muses': Romantic friendship and gift-exchange at Plas Newydd, Llangollen

Part III: Ownership

5. 'I love her as my own child': Inheritance, Extra-Illustration, and Queer Familial Intimacies at Strawberry Hill

Conclusion: Materialising Loss

Bibliography
Index
homes; houses; late 19th century; art theory; history; social class; objects; material culture; craft production; collection; Britain; European; domestic life; interiors; texts; decoration; inheritance; material processes; emotional lives; collective; individual