Following the discovery of the Early Christian Ardagh Chalice, Cross of Cong, and the Tara Brooch, a renewed sense of patriotism and national identity arose in Ireland and inspired numerous contemporary copies of Irish treasures. These works reached the middle classes when retailers such as Liberty's of London, Tiffany's, and Marshall Field's marketed facsimilies and adaptations worn by such luminaries as Queen Victoria. This catalogue details the exhibition Imagining an Irish Past, which features more than 300 objects ...
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Following the discovery of the Early Christian Ardagh Chalice, Cross of Cong, and the Tara Brooch, a renewed sense of patriotism and national identity arose in Ireland and inspired numerous contemporary copies of Irish treasures. These works reached the middle classes when retailers such as Liberty's of London, Tiffany's, and Marshall Field's marketed facsimilies and adaptations worn by such luminaries as Queen Victoria. This catalogue details the exhibition Imagining an Irish Past, which features more than 300 objects representing the last of the great 19th century revivals of the visual arts--the rediscovery of medieval Celtic ornament from a period before British control.
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Add this copy of Imagining an Irish Past: the Celtic Revival, 1840-1940 to cart. $28.00, good condition, Sold by Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marietta, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago.
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Smart Museum of Art, the University of C
Published:
1992
Language:
English
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17967462952
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G (Some scuffs on cover, some edgewear along bottom; otherwise quite nice. ) Black & illus. wraps, 158 pp., 56 BW & 7 color plates. Issued in conjunction with a 1992 exhibition. Essays: Domesticating the Dragon: The Rediscovery, Reproduction, and Re-invention of Early Irish Metalwork / Michael Camille--Celtic Revivals and Women's Work / Linda Seidel--Knox of Manx and Liberty's of London: In the Ministry of the Beautiful / Anthony Jones--Douglas Hyde and the King of the Chimps: Some Notes on the De-Anglicization of Ireland / Frank Kinahan--Selling National Culture: Ireland at the World's Columbian Exposition / Neil Harris--The Work of Edmond Johnson: Archaeology and Commerce / Cheryl Washer.
Add this copy of Imagining an Irish Past: the Celtic Revival 1840-1940 to cart. $29.14, good condition, Sold by Open Books Ltd rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chicago, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by University of Chicago Press.
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Smart Museum of Art, the University of C
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1992
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
18033585803
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Good. Light edge wear. Open Books is a nonprofit social venture that provides literacy experiences for thousands of readers each year through inspiring programs and creative capitalization of books.
Add this copy of Imagining an Irish Past: the Celtic Revival 1840-1940 to cart. $59.42, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Smart Museum Of Art, The Unive.
Add this copy of Imagining an Irish Past: the Celtic Revival 1840-1940 to cart. $66.98, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Smart Museum of Art, the University of C.
