Ceramics in the Victorian Era: Meanings and Metaphors in Painting and Literature

Description: Ceramics in the Victorian Era by Rachel Gotlieb This book broadens the discussion of pottery and china in the Victorian era by situating them in the national, imperial, design reform, and domestic debates between 1840 and 1890. Largely ignored in recent scholarship, Ceramics in the Victorian Era: Meanings and Metaphors in Painting and Literature argues that the signification of a pot, a jug, or a tableware pattern can be more fully discerned in written and painted representations.Across five case studies, the book explores a rhetoric and set of conventions that developed within the representation of ceramics, emerging in the late-18th century, and continuing in the Victorian period. Each case study begins with a textual passage exemplifying the outlined theme and closes with an object analysis to demonstrate how the fusing of text, image, and object are critical to attaining the period eye in order to better understand the metaphorical meanings of ceramics.Essential reading not only for ceramics scholars, but also those of material culture, the book mines the rich and diverse archive of Victorian painting and literature, from the avant-garde to the sentimental, from the well-known to the more obscure, to shed light on the at once complex and simple implications of ceramics agencies at this time. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Rachel Gotlieb is the inaugural Ruth Rippon Curator of Ceramics at the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California, USA. Previously, she was Chief Curator at the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, Canada. Table of Contents List of IllustrationsIntroduction1. Ceramics as Agent of Design Reform and Aestheticism2. Willow Pattern: A Mutable Agent of British Design and Art3. Teacups Tell Such Wondrous Tales4. British Pottery: Pride and Piety5. A Victorian Pitcher Speaks a Thousand WordsConclusionIndex Review Focusing on the rich meanings that ceramics accrued through their use and subsequent representation in paintings and works of literature, this book embraces a radically new approach to the study of Victorian ceramics. * Penny Sparke, Director, Modern Interiors Research Centre, Kingston University, London, UK *For anyone with an interest in the Victorian period this book is a treasure trove. Gotlieb offers a richly researched analysis of cultural messages conveyed by ceramics. The brown teapot, broken jug or willow pattern plate may be bit part players in art and literature, but they all tell powerful tales. * Moira Vincentelli, Emeritus Professor of Art History and Honorary Curator of Ceramics, Aberystwyth University, UK * Promotional Addresses the under-explored world of ceramics in the 19th century and examines how they shaped modes of experience. Promotional "Headline" Addresses the under-explored world of ceramics in the 19th century and examines how they shaped modes of experience. Feature Draws on a wide range of sources including archival material, texts, journals, artefacts, paintings, and novels Details ISBN1350354848 Author Rachel Gotlieb Short Title Ceramics in the Victorian Era Series Material Culture of Art and Design Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 1350354848 ISBN-13 9781350354845 Format Hardcover Imprint Bloomsbury Visual Arts Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from English NZ Release Date 2023-07-13 Subtitle Meanings and Metaphors in Painting and Literature Pages 296 Illustrations 33 colour and 45 bw illus UK Release Date 2023-07-27 Publication Date 2023-07-27 DEWEY 738.0941 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2023-09-20 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158370099;

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