Dutch New York between East and West : the world of Margrieta van Varick

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Label

Dutch New York between East and West : the world of Margrieta van Varick

Title remainder

the world of Margrieta van Varick

Statement of responsibility

Deborah L. Krohn and Peter N. Miller, editors with Marybeth De Filippis ; Natalie Zemon Davis [and 7 others]

Title variation

World of Margrieta van Varick

Creator

• Krohn, Deborah L

Contributor

• Miller, Peter N., 1964-
• Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts
• New-York Historical Society
• Davis, Natalie Zemon, 1928-
• De Filippis, Marybeth

Author

• Davis, Natalie Zemon, 1928-

Editor

• Krohn, Deborah L
• De Filippis, Marybeth
• Miller, Peter N., 1964-

Issuing body

• New-York Historical Society
• Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts

Subject

• New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 17th century -- Exhibitions
• Varick, Margarita van, -approximately 1696 -- Exhibitions
• Varick, Margrieta van, 1649-1695
• Consumer goods -- History -- 17th century -- Exhibitions
• Decorative arts -- History -- 17th century -- Exhibitions
• Flatbush (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 17th century -- Exhibitions

Genre

• Exhibitions

Language

eng

Summary

Runner-up for the award for Outstanding Catalogue Based on a Permanent Collection, given by the Association of Art Museum Curators Winner of the 2011 Henry Allen Moe Prize, as given by the New York State Historical Association for excellence in exhibitions and collections-based publishing. Commemorating the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's voyage and the lasting legacy of Dutch culture in New York, this book explores the life and times of a fascinating woman, her family, and her things. Margrieta was born in the Netherlands but lived at the extremes of the Dutch colonial world, in Malacca on the Malay Peninsula and in Flatbush, Brooklyn. When she came to New York in 1686 with her husband and set up a shop, she brought an astonishing array of Eastern goods, many of which were documented in an inventory made after her death in 1695. Extensive archival research has enabled a collaborative team to reconstruct her story and establish the depth of her connection to Dutch trading establishments in Asia. This is a groundbreaking contribution to the histories of New York City, the Dutch overseas empire, women, and material culture.--

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Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography