The Emergence of the Antique and Curiosity Dealer in Britain 1815-1850: The Commodification of Historical...

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Mark Westgarth

The Emergence of the Antique and Curiosity Dealer in Britain 1815-1850

The Commodification of Historical Objects

Mark Westgarth

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Routledge
28 April 2020

The Arts: General & Reference; History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides

Series: The Histories of Material Culture and Collecting, 1700-1950

Rather than the customary focus on the activities of individual collectors, The Emergence of the Antique and Curiosity Dealer in Britain 1815–1850: The Commodification of Historical Objects illuminates the less-studied roles played by dealers in the nineteenthcentury antique and curiosity markets.

Set against the recent ‘art market turn’ in scholarly literature, this volume examines the role, activities, agency and influence of antique and curiosity dealers as they emerged in the opening decades of the nineteenth century. This study begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, when dealers began their wholesale importations of historical objects; it closes during the 1850s, after which the trade became increasingly specialised, reflecting the rise of historical museums such as the South Kensington Museum (V&A). Focusing on the archive of the early nineteenth-century London dealer John Coleman Isaac (c.1803–1887), as well as drawing on a wide range of other archival and contextual material, Mark Westgarth considers the emergence of the dealer in relation to a broad historical and cultural landscape. The emergence of the antique and curiosity dealer was part of the rapid economic, social, political and cultural change of early nineteenth-century Britain, centred around ideas of antiquarianism, the commercialisation of culture and a distinctive and evolving interest in historical objects.

This book will be of interest to scholars in art history, histories of collecting, museum and heritage studies and nineteenth-century culture.

By: Mark Westgarth
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 520g
ISBN: 9781409405795
ISBN 10: 1409405796
Series: The Histories of Material Culture and Collecting, 1700-1950
Pages: 182
Publication Date: 28 April 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mark Westgarth is Associate Professor in Art History & Museum Studies at the University of Leeds, UK.