- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Decorative arts
- Creator:
- Callahan, Ashley
- Date of Original:
- 2005-07-15
- Subject:
- Ceramics--Georgia
Decorative arts--Georgia
Furniture--Georgia
Glass art--Georgia
Textile fabrics--Georgia
Art metal-work--Georgia
Quilting--Georgia
Needlework--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about decorative arts of Georgia. The field of decorative arts encompasses ceramics, furniture, glass, metalwork, and textiles. Decorative arts offer a reflection of their makers' and owners' ways of life and include such functional, everyday objects as wooden chairs, silver spoons, cotton quilts, and stoneware jugs. In Georgia, decorative arts are shaped by settlement patterns, cultural influences, availability of materials, and changing fashions. Therefore, decorative arts made and used in Georgia vary greatly over time and throughout the state. Though extensive research remains to be conducted in this field, numerous intriguing objects exist in public and private collections, and many makers, including quilter Harriet Powers from Athens, cabinetmaker Peter Miller from Savannah, and the Meaders family of potters from Mossy Creek, are widely known.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/decorative-arts/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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