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The material world of Eyre Hall : four centuries of Chesapeake history / Carl R. Lounsbury, editor ; with an Introduction by Cary Carson, and contributions by Laura Pass Barry [and nineteen others].
LIBRA F232.N85 M38 2021
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barry, Laura Pass, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Enslaved persons.
- Social conditions.
- Material culture.
- History.
- Plantations.
- Eyre Hall (Va.)--History.
- Eyre Hall (Va.).
- Northampton County (Va.)--Biography.
- Northampton County (Va.).
- Ayers family.
- Plantations--Virginia--Northampton County--History.
- Material culture--Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.)--History.
- Enslaved persons--Virginia--Social conditions.
- Eyre, Thomas, -1657--Family.
- Eyre, Thomas.
- Families.
- Enslaved persons--Social conditions.
- Virginia--Eyre Hall.
- United States--Chesapeake Bay Region.
- Virginia.
- Virginia--Northampton County.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 447 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 29 cm
- Distribution:
- Minneapolis : Distributed in the USA and Canada by Consortium Book Sales & Distribution.
- Other Title:
- Four centuries of Chesapeake history
- Place of Publication:
- [Baltimore, Maryland] : Maryland Center for History and Culture in association with D Giles Limited, 2021.
- Summary:
- "The Material World of Eyre Hall presents an extensive history of the Eyre family from the 17th through the 21st century, offering a rare and fascinating insight into the preservation of a family home whilst also exemplifying the changing aspects of southern history through Eyre Hall's material culture. Featuring the work of 22 contributors this volume is composed of four main sections, which examine the historical and cultural significance of Eyre Hall and its associated objects. The first section traces the history of the Eyre family from the first generation who immigrated to the Eastern Shore from England in the 1640s through to current owner, Furlong Baldwin. The second describes the architecture of Eyre Hall and places its design and ornamentation in the context of other houses of the period in Chesapeake. The third explores the extensive formal garden extending to the north of the house. The fourth section comprises a catalogue raisonné of the material culture of Eyre Hall, including furniture, silver, ceramics, glass, paintings, prints, books, musical instruments, bound sheet music, textiles, and miscellaneous objects. This volume also presents two family trees-one of the Eyre family; the other of the African Americans who worked at the house in the early 20th century-and four major maps, alongside stunning new color photography of the building, grounds, and catalogue pieces"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: I. The Changing Fortunes Of The Eyre Family Through Four Centuries
- ch. 1 Golden Quarter / Carl R. Lounsbury
- Eyreville: Archaeology of the Late Seventeenth Century / Haley Hoffman
- ch. 2 Eyre Hall: Power House / Carl R. Lounsbury
- Working the Land / Sam Florer
- ch. 3 The Bounty of Eyre Hall: From Working Plantation to Summer Retreat in the Long Nineteenth Century / Carl R. Lounsbury
- Escaping Enslavement by Whaleboat 1832 / Alexandra Rosenberg
- Health Retreats and Pleasure Grounds / Robert Watkins
- Hoofprints / Elizabeth Palms
- ch. 4 Eyre Hall in the Twentieth Century: "I'm Home" / George W. McDaniel
- A Scrapbook of Recollections by Those Who Called Eyre Hall "Home" / George W. McDaniel
- II. Architecture
- The Architecture of the House / Carl R. Lounsbury
- Architectural Hardware / Edward A. Chappell
- Wallpaper / Margaret Pritchard
- Domestic Service Buildings / Carl R. Lounsbury
- Home Farm / Carl R. Lounsbury
- III. Landscape
- Garden and Grounds / Will Rieley
- Green-house / Will Rieley
- Graveyard / Carl R. Lounsbury
- IV. Catalogue
- Furniture / Sumpter Priddy
- Silver / Mark B. Letzer
- Ceramics / Angelika R. Kuettner
- Glass / Angelika R. Kuettner
- Paintings / Laura Pass Barry
- Maps / Katie McKinney
- Prints / Katie McKinney
- Books / Bennie Brown
- Musical Instruments / John Watson
- Sheet Music / Gary Stanton
- Costume and Textiles / Neal T. Hurst
- Ironwork and Arms / Erik Goldstein.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Lader Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781911282914
- 1911282913
- OCLC:
- 1243906749
- Publisher Number:
- 40030768641
- 99988675810
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