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Item Folk Art of the 19th Century Southwest: the Impact of Trade on TraditionCanning, Ellie; Canning, Ellie; Greet, MicheleThis thesis focuses on folk art of the southwestern United States, made in what is now New Mexico in the 19th century. The US annexation of Mexico changed many aspects of territorial life, including access to new materials, changes in land ownership, new citizenship status, and a new language and culture entering the state. Through the case studies of two different types of folk art, colcha textiles and tin religious niches, this thesis argues for the environmental and economic impact that US incursion had on traditional folk-art practices. Through collection and accessioning at the Museum of International Folk Art in the 20th century, the museum defined and ascribed meanings to the folk-art objects that changed over time as the museum definition of folk art itself changed.Item From the Black Forest to Philadelphia: Gottlieb Vollmer, Upholsterer and Cabinetmaker, 1841-1883Mills, Alanna Deirdre; Mills, Alanna Deirdre; Fitzgerald, Oscar PA massive completely gilt, blue brocatelle-upholstered Louis XVI revival parlor suite was made by Gottlieb Vollmer for the White House Blue Room during President James Buchanan’s residency. Outside of this parlor suite little is known about Gottlieb Vollmer, who he was, and how he fit into the 19th-century American furniture industry. Through locating, examining, and identifying furniture made by and attributed to Vollmer, and analyzing federal and cultural documents like censuses, newspaper articles, and personal letters, a more comprehensive knowledge of Vollmer and his furniture is chronicled. By comparing his business and work to that of his contemporaries in Philadelphia and New York, Vollmer is firmly established as one of Philadelphia’s most renowned cabinetmakers and upholsterers of the 19th-century. In addition, the analysis of Vollmer’s work provides a basis on which future attributions to Vollmer of unidentified furniture can be made, further enhancing the scholarship in 19th-century furniture history.Item Reviving Mourning Culture: Status in Victorian Mourning Material Culture and Its ResurgenceEppard, Emily A; Schulman, Vanessa MeikleThis thesis investigates the concept of Victorian Mourning Culture and how its resurgence has initiated new conversations about status and material culture. Material culture, or the study of objects through a social historical lens, helps scholars and other researchers properly situate these objects into proper context. This research thesis discusses changes of social conventions and material culture and introduces the stages of mourning. Specialized clothing and jewelry were created specifically for the display of the stages of mourning. These aspects of material culture provide a visual analysis of a range of styles of Victorian mourning jewelry and discuss the significance of mourning artifacts. Museums have created recent exhibitions on Victorian Mourning culture and 21st century scholars. Artists still utilize the same methods from over a hundred years ago when creating hair jewelry based on the practices of Victorians. This has created a resurgence of Victorian Mourning culture in contemporary society. The information collected for this thesis was gathered from the primary and secondary sources on Victorian mourning culture. The purpose for this research is to highlight the everyday practices of a forgotten culture who chose to embrace all aspects of the natural occurrences of death and mourning.