New Mexican tinwork ; 1840-1940
Coulter, Lane, 1944-
New Mexican tinwork ; 1840-1940 /Lane Coulter, Maurice Dixon, Jr. - 1st ed. - Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c1990 - 189 p. : illus. ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-181) and index.
Ornamental tinwork folk art originated in the mid-1800s in New Mexico. As an increasing number of food products shipped in tin cans arrived over the Santa Fe Trail, more materials were available to the area's tinsmiths. They used their skills on tins that once held such products as lard, kerosene, and oysters. The finished products were as unlimited as the creativity of the makers, from candle sconces to picture frames to mirrors to nichos and religious icons to children's toys. Lane Coulter and Maurice Dixon, Jr., begin with a brief history of New Mexican tinwork and quickly describe the tools and techniques used and how to determine the period in which older pieces were made.
Donation
0826311806
89028253
Tinsmithing--History--New Mexico
Tinsmiths--History--New Mexico
Tinware--New Mexico
New Mexico--Economic conditions
739.53 COU
New Mexican tinwork ; 1840-1940 /Lane Coulter, Maurice Dixon, Jr. - 1st ed. - Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c1990 - 189 p. : illus. ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-181) and index.
Ornamental tinwork folk art originated in the mid-1800s in New Mexico. As an increasing number of food products shipped in tin cans arrived over the Santa Fe Trail, more materials were available to the area's tinsmiths. They used their skills on tins that once held such products as lard, kerosene, and oysters. The finished products were as unlimited as the creativity of the makers, from candle sconces to picture frames to mirrors to nichos and religious icons to children's toys. Lane Coulter and Maurice Dixon, Jr., begin with a brief history of New Mexican tinwork and quickly describe the tools and techniques used and how to determine the period in which older pieces were made.
Donation
0826311806
89028253
Tinsmithing--History--New Mexico
Tinsmiths--History--New Mexico
Tinware--New Mexico
New Mexico--Economic conditions
739.53 COU