Studies in Irish Georgian Silver

Studies in Irish Georgian Silver
Alison Fitzgerald
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Hardback
h234 x 156mm - 288pg
11 Sep 2020 IRE
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9781846827990
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Irish silver, for long renowned among collectors and connoisseurs, is increasingly being considered as an aspect of the material world of the past. Its making, acquisition and use tells much about past attitudes and behaviour. At the same time, careful examination of surviving articles not only adds to appreciation of the design and craftsmanship but also to Ireland' s participation in international fashions. This volume, with new research by established and emerging scholars from Ireland and the UK, advances the study across a broad range. The contributions examine the circumstances in which silver objects were made, sold, valued and dispersed in Georgian Ireland. It considers specialized branches of the trade including the production of freedom boxes and jewellery, the sourcing of metals and materials, the value of inventories as evidence and regional patterns and preferences. This book builds on recent literature on the history of silver, second-hand markets, guilds and luxury goods, to recover and reconsider Ireland' s silversmithing.
Alison FitzGerals is a lecturer in history at Maynooth University. She has published widely on the history of Irish silver, including a monograph, ' Silver in Georgian Dublin; making, selling, consuming (London, 2016), and an essay in the catalogue ' Ireland; crossroads of art and design, 1690-1840' (New Haven, 2015).

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