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100	1		_aGrissom, Carol A., _d1948- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aProducing posies : _ba technical study of the Frances Jones Poetker collection of bouquet holders at Smithsonian Gardens / _cCarol A. Grissom.
246	3	0	_aTechnical study of the Frances Jones Poetker collection of bouquet holders at Smithsonian Gardens
263			_a2403
264		1	_aWashington, D.C. : _bSmithsonian Scholarly Press, _c2024.
300			_a266 pages : _billustrations;
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aA Smithsonian contribution to knowledge
500			_aIn scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I); Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) distribution status to be determined upon publication.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_a"This book focuses on small decorative objects filled with flowers, mainly taken by women to the opera, theater, and balls during the nineteenth century and variously known as posy holders, bouquet holders, flower holders, tussie-mussies, and porte-bouquets. Queen Victoria popularized bouquet holders by appearing with one at the theater shortly after her accession to the throne at age 18, and many reflect designs associated with her reign (1838-1901). In England, the earliest holders were probably owned by the wealthy, but in the latter half of the nineteenth century the low cost of silver and silver plating placed this fashion within reach of a burgeoning middle class. In France, early holders were set with precious gems for the nobility, but thereafter most vases were in electrogilded-brass vases and often set with faux pearls and gems made of glass. Exotic silver filigree holders were imported from China and India, and filigree production in Birmingham, England, catered to the wealthy in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. Important catalogs of bouquet holder collections have been published, but bouquet holders are rarely marked, and attributions to place are often without basis. Prompted by a project undertaken by a conservator at the Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute in preparation for digitization of a large collection donated to Smithsonian Gardens by Frances J. Poetker, 239 holders in the catalog have been attributed to places of manufacture, often linked by designs and materials to those in other international collections. Research and detailed study of manufacture have even determined by whom some were made. This evidence-based technical study and reference guide accompanied by high-resolution photographs is intended to fill a significant gap in the available literature and serve as a resource for museums and collectors"-- _cProvided by publisher.
542			_fCompilation copyright ♭ 2024 by Smithsonian Institution _g2024
600	1	0	_aPoetker, Frances Jones, _d1912- _xArt collections _vCatalogs.
610	2	0	_aSmithsonian Gardens (Museum) _vCatalogs.
650		0	_aPosy holders _xHistory.
650		0	_aPosy holders _xPrivate collections _zWashington (D.C.) _vCatalogs.
710	2		_aSmithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, _eissuing body.
830		0	_aSmithsonian contribution to knowledge.
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