A classic of material culture, first published in 1980, is once more available.
For over 60 years, NINA FLETCHER LITTLE collected and wrote voluminously about American decorative and folk arts. Her pioneering work celebrated the beauty, diversity, and utility of American antiques, and highlighted the historical and social contexts in which they were made, used, and preserved. Neat and Tidy was first published in 1980. SPNEA has also reissued her books Little by Little: Six Decades of Collecting American Decorative Arts and Country Arts in Early American Homes.
Illustrations
vii
Foreword
xv
Acknowledgments
xxi
Introduction
xxiii
Boxes for General Convenience
1
(61)
Embellished with Carving
1
(13)
Ornamented with Inlay, Gilding, and Paint
14
(11)
Decorated in Fancy Painters' Techniques
25
(6)
Fashioned of Leather and Hide
31
(9)
Crafted by American Indians
40
(6)
For the Safekeeping of Money
46
(5)
Made in the Form of Books
51
(6)
With Designs and Pictures in Straw
57
(5)
Boxes for Personal Use
62
(80)
For Toilet Articles and Trinkets
62
(10)
Gentlemen's Shaving Equipment
72
(2)
To Hold Spectacles
74
(3)
For Tobacco and Snuff
77
(13)
For Patches or Beauty Spots
90
(3)
To Contain Hats, Combs, and Bonnets
93
(19)
Artists' Pencils, Brushes, and Colors
112
(15)
Fancy Needlework and Plain Sewing
127
(15)
Boxes for Domestic Purposes
142
(36)
Convenient Storage of Salt
142
(5)
Keeping Candles and Tinder Dry
147
(3)
Pantry and Household Needs
150
(11)
Liquor Bottles and Glasses
161
(5)
Serving Green and Bohea Tea
166
(6)
Family Games and Pastimes
172
(6)
Individual Boxes for Special Needs
178
(15)
Condominium for a Flock of Martins
178
(2)
Safekeeping of Stagecoach Orders
180
(3)
Cutter and Wagon ``Boxes''
183
(1)
Fashioned in the Form of Drawers
183
(2)
For Carrying Things About
185
(1)
To Protect a Miniature
185
(1)
Traveling with a Grease Lamp
185
(1)
For a Purpose Undetermined
186
(1)
For the Enjoyment of Children and Others
187
(1)
Collecting for Missions
188
(3)
To Fill Time Between Whales
191
(1)
Assemblage of Family Heirlooms
191
(2)
Bibliography
193
(6)
Index
199
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