Coffin Hardware in Nineteenth-century America

Using data from archaeological excavations, patent filings, and marketing catalogs, this book provides a broad view of the introduction, spread, and use of mass-produced coffin hardware in North America.

Sommario

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Typology Chapter 3: Children's Hardware Chapter 4: Coffins as Artifacts Chapter 5: Safety and Security Systems Chapter 6: Antecedents Chapter 7: Motifs Chapter 8: Gender, Status, and Ethnicity Chapter 9: Conclusion References Appendix Index About the Author

Info autore

Megan E Springate

Riassunto

Using data from archaeological excavations, patent filings, and marketing catalogs, this book provides a broad view of the introduction, spread, and use of mass-produced coffin hardware in North America.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Megan E Springate, Megan E. Springate
• Editore: Left Coast Press Inc
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2014
• EAN: 9781598741353
• ISBN: 978-1-59874-135-3
• Pagine: 117
• Peso: 294 g
• Serie: Guides to Historical Artifacts
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Hobby, casa > Collezionismo, cataloghi per collezionisti; Saggistica > Storia > Preistoria e protostoria, mondo antico; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Preistoria e protostoria