Death in the dining room and other tales of Victorian culture /

Death in the dining room and other tales of Victorian culture / by Kenneth L. Ames.

This book explores the minds of Victorians by examining some of their most distinctive and fascinating creations. Featuring five once-prominent home furnishings, he reconstructs a vanished culture and demonstrates the centrality of the artifact to historical understanding as he considers these objec...

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Main Author: Ames, Kenneth L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1992.
Series:American civilization.
Subjects:
Material culture > United States.
Victoriana.
Popular culture > United States > History > 19th century.
Folk art > United States > History > 19th century.
Music > United States > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Social status > United States > History > 19th century.
Women > United States > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Furniture > United States > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Households > United States > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Women.
Gender identity.
United States > Social life and customs > 19th century.

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Call Number: E168 .A517 1992
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