Neat and Tidy

by Little, Nina Fletcher; Garrett, Wendell D.; Garrett, Wendell D.

• ISBN13: 9781584651376
• ISBN10: 1584651377
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: Historic New England

Summary

A classic of material culture, first published in 1980, is once more available.

Author Biography

For over 60 years, NINA FLETCHER LITTLE collected and wrote voluminously about American decorative and folk arts. Her pioneering work celebrated the beauty, diversity, and utility of American antiques, and highlighted the historical and social contexts in which they were made, used, and preserved. Neat and Tidy was first published in 1980. SPNEA has also reissued her books Little by Little: Six Decades of Collecting American Decorative Arts and Country Arts in Early American Homes.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	vii
Foreword	xv
Acknowledgments	xxi
Introduction	xxiii
Boxes for General Convenience	1	(61)
Embellished with Carving	1	(13)
Ornamented with Inlay, Gilding, and Paint	14	(11)
Decorated in Fancy Painters' Techniques	25	(6)
Fashioned of Leather and Hide	31	(9)
Crafted by American Indians	40	(6)
For the Safekeeping of Money	46	(5)
Made in the Form of Books	51	(6)
With Designs and Pictures in Straw	57	(5)
Boxes for Personal Use	62	(80)
For Toilet Articles and Trinkets	62	(10)
Gentlemen's Shaving Equipment	72	(2)
To Hold Spectacles	74	(3)
For Tobacco and Snuff	77	(13)
For Patches or Beauty Spots	90	(3)
To Contain Hats, Combs, and Bonnets	93	(19)
Artists' Pencils, Brushes, and Colors	112	(15)
Fancy Needlework and Plain Sewing	127	(15)
Boxes for Domestic Purposes	142	(36)
Convenient Storage of Salt	142	(5)
Keeping Candles and Tinder Dry	147	(3)
Pantry and Household Needs	150	(11)
Liquor Bottles and Glasses	161	(5)
Serving Green and Bohea Tea	166	(6)
Family Games and Pastimes	172	(6)
Individual Boxes for Special Needs	178	(15)
Condominium for a Flock of Martins	178	(2)
Safekeeping of Stagecoach Orders	180	(3)
Cutter and Wagon ``Boxes''	183	(1)
Fashioned in the Form of Drawers	183	(2)
For Carrying Things About	185	(1)
To Protect a Miniature	185	(1)
Traveling with a Grease Lamp	185	(1)
For a Purpose Undetermined	186	(1)
For the Enjoyment of Children and Others	187	(1)
Collecting for Missions	188	(3)
To Fill Time Between Whales	191	(1)
Assemblage of Family Heirlooms	191	(2)
Bibliography	193	(6)
Index	199