Mrs. Delany & her circle
Delany, Mary [Mrs. 1700-1788,] (Ill)
Mrs. Delany & her circle - New Haven, CT Yale University Press 2009
Catalog for an exhibition held at the Yale Center for British Art and Sir John Soane's Museum.
Mrs. Delany & the court / Clarissa Campbell-Orr -- Mary Delany's embroidered court dress / Clare Browne -- Dressing for court : sartorial politics & fashion news in the age of Mary Delany / Hannah Greig -- The theory & practice of female accomplishment / Amanda Vickery -- Mrs. Delany's paintings & drawings : adorning Aspasia's closet / Kim Sloan -- Mary Delany : epistolary utterances, cabinet spaces, & natural history / Maria Zytaruk -- Mrs. Delany's circles of cutting & embroidering in home & garden / Mark Laird -- Mrs. Delany's natural history & zoological activities : ""a beautiful mixture of pretty objects"" / Janice Neri -- Novelty in nomenclature : the botanical horizons of Mary Delany / John Edmondson -- A progress in plants : Mrs. Delany's botanical sources / Lisa Ford -- The ""paper mosaick"" practice of Mrs. Delany & her circle / Kohleen Reeder -- An intimate and intricate mosaic : Mary Delany & her use of paper / Peter Bower.
Includes bibliographical references and index. ""At the age of seventy-two, Mary Delany, neÌüe Mary Granville (1700-1788), embarked upon a series of nearly a thousand botanical collages, or ""paper mosaics,"" which would prove to be the crowning achievement of her rich creative life. These delicate hand-cut floral designs, made by a method of Mrs. Delany's own invention, vie with the finest botanical works of her time. More than two centuries later her extraordinary work continues to inspire. Although best known for these collages, Mrs. Delany was also an amateur artist, woman of fashion, and commentator on life and society in 18th-century England and Ireland. Her prolific craft activities not only served to cement personal bonds of friendship, but also allowed her to negotiate the interconnecting artistic, aristocratic, and scientific networks that surrounded her. This ambitious and groundbreaking book, the first to survey the full range of Mrs. Delany's creative endeavors, reveals the complexity of her engagement with natural science, fashion, and design""--Publisher's description. 2021"
0300252943
Delany, Mrs. (Mary), 1700-1788--Friends and associates--Exhibitions
Delany, Mrs. (Mary), 1700-1788--Knowledge and learning--Exhibitions
Great Britain--Intellectual life--18th century--Exhibitions
Mrs. Delany & her circle - New Haven, CT Yale University Press 2009
Catalog for an exhibition held at the Yale Center for British Art and Sir John Soane's Museum.
Mrs. Delany & the court / Clarissa Campbell-Orr -- Mary Delany's embroidered court dress / Clare Browne -- Dressing for court : sartorial politics & fashion news in the age of Mary Delany / Hannah Greig -- The theory & practice of female accomplishment / Amanda Vickery -- Mrs. Delany's paintings & drawings : adorning Aspasia's closet / Kim Sloan -- Mary Delany : epistolary utterances, cabinet spaces, & natural history / Maria Zytaruk -- Mrs. Delany's circles of cutting & embroidering in home & garden / Mark Laird -- Mrs. Delany's natural history & zoological activities : ""a beautiful mixture of pretty objects"" / Janice Neri -- Novelty in nomenclature : the botanical horizons of Mary Delany / John Edmondson -- A progress in plants : Mrs. Delany's botanical sources / Lisa Ford -- The ""paper mosaick"" practice of Mrs. Delany & her circle / Kohleen Reeder -- An intimate and intricate mosaic : Mary Delany & her use of paper / Peter Bower.
Includes bibliographical references and index. ""At the age of seventy-two, Mary Delany, neÌüe Mary Granville (1700-1788), embarked upon a series of nearly a thousand botanical collages, or ""paper mosaics,"" which would prove to be the crowning achievement of her rich creative life. These delicate hand-cut floral designs, made by a method of Mrs. Delany's own invention, vie with the finest botanical works of her time. More than two centuries later her extraordinary work continues to inspire. Although best known for these collages, Mrs. Delany was also an amateur artist, woman of fashion, and commentator on life and society in 18th-century England and Ireland. Her prolific craft activities not only served to cement personal bonds of friendship, but also allowed her to negotiate the interconnecting artistic, aristocratic, and scientific networks that surrounded her. This ambitious and groundbreaking book, the first to survey the full range of Mrs. Delany's creative endeavors, reveals the complexity of her engagement with natural science, fashion, and design""--Publisher's description. 2021"
0300252943
Delany, Mrs. (Mary), 1700-1788--Friends and associates--Exhibitions
Delany, Mrs. (Mary), 1700-1788--Knowledge and learning--Exhibitions
Great Britain--Intellectual life--18th century--Exhibitions