A visual journey showcasing how history can make a house a home, a reminder of the strength of character and ingenuity entrenched in Canada’s history.
Inspired by the 150th anniversary of Canadian confederation — the same year recognizing 375 years of settlement in Montreal — Quebec antiques professional Peter E. Baker brings life to Canadian history and demonstrates how antiques and folk art can successfully be incorporated into a contemporary lifestyle, providing a home with a unique identity.
Drawing from a single collection, the author selects and showcases objects spanning three centuries of Canadian history, from the early days of French settlement to the creative boom of late-20th-century folk artists. Amply illustrated, and written in a conversational, easy-to-read style, this is not a traditional technical study of antiques representing a specific type or region.
Celebrating Canada showcases the story and the artistic merits of each object.
Inspired by the 150th anniversary of Canadian confederation — the same year recognizing 375 years of settlement in Montreal — Quebec antiques professional Peter E. Baker brings life to Canadian history and demonstrates how antiques and folk art can successfully be incorporated into a contemporary lifestyle, providing a home with a unique identity.
Drawing from a single collection, the author selects and showcases objects spanning three centuries of Canadian history, from the early days of French settlement to the creative boom of late-20th-century folk artists. Amply illustrated, and written in a conversational, easy-to-read style, this is not a traditional technical study of antiques representing a specific type or region.
Celebrating Canada showcases the story and the artistic merits of each object.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
ForewordPreface
Introduction
The Entrance
- Diamond Point Doors
- Neoclassic Pine Corner Cupboard
- Walking Stick — Ancienne Lorette
- Mi’kmaq Quillwork
- Frederick S. Barnjum — Painter
- Chantecler Weathervane
- French Régime Armchair
- Drum Table
- Niagara Falls — Robert Whale
- Draught Horses
- Diamond Point Armoire
- A View of Dundas — J.R. Seavey
- Damase Richard
- Northwest Coast Motif Blanket Chest
- Tiger Maple Corner Cupboard
- 1837 Rebellion Box
- Carved Brush
- Abenaki Deed Boxes
- John Tulles Card Table
- John Tulles Side Chair
- Holland Landing Red Mill
- Jean-Baptiste Côté — “L’habitant”
- New Brunswick “Nisbet” Sewing Table
- Bird Sculptures — Jean-Baptiste Côté
- Stevens Family Portraits
- Newfoundland Keepsake Box
- Death of Wolfe
- Mc Gee Table
- Joseph Romuald Bernier — Lumberman
- Beaver Crooked Knife
- Portage in the Fog — F.A. Hopkins
- Exploring New Lands — Journals of Mackenzie and Weld
- The Huron Box
- Convent Boxes
- Seminary Parrot
- Three-Tier Chandelier
- S.J. Doyle/J.A. Mahar Trade Sign
- Carved Figure of Napoleon
- Louis XV Armoire
- Fruit Vendor Trade Sign
- Fort Duquesne Game Board
- Hooked Rug — Laurentian Village
- Silas Patterson Heart Table
- Decorated Canoe Paddle
- Hooked Rugs
- Miss Madilla Smith — E.S., Painter
- Quebec Chest of Drawers
- Thomas Nisbet Legislative Desk
- Josefina
- Halifax Dressing Table
- Horse and Buggy — Punkeydoodles Corners
- Longpré Bird Shelf
- Timber Shanty
- Logging Scene — Julius Hümme
- Carved Deer
- Main Street, Winnipeg — E.J. Hutchins
- The Steamship S.S. Quebec
- Indian Mother and Hunter — D. Gale
- Norfolk County Buffet
- Canadian Shorebirds
- Bakery Trade Sign — J. Bourgault
- Game Boards
- Captain Robert Chestnut
- Hooked Rugs — Deanne Fitzpatrick
- Manitoba Pheasant
- Horse Pull Toy
- Beaver Weathervane
- The Fenian Raids
- Recruitment Posters
Select Bibliography
Index
Über den Autor
Peter E. Baker has led a 40-plus-year career as a Quebec-based antiques dealer, participating in major shows in both Canada and the U.S. He is a long-standing member of the Canadian Antiques Dealer Association and was a featured Canadiana appraiser on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow and the Canadian Antiques Roadshow. He lives with his wife Susan in Elgin, Quebec.
Sprache Englisch ● Format EPUB ● Seiten 240 ● ISBN 9781459740259 ● Dateigröße 14.1 MB ● Verlag Dundurn ● Ort Toronto ● Land CA ● Erscheinungsjahr 2017 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 5277734 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM
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