Intersecting Biographies: The Life of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte Told Through Her Possessions (1810-1860)

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dc.contributor.advisorVan Horn, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorColby, Yve Claire Louise
dc.creatorColby, Yve Claire Louise
dc.date2013-12-03
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-22T19:52:42Z
dc.date.available2019-05-22T06:38:42Z
dc.date.issued2014-05-22
dc.description.abstractThrough a close analysis of the belongings of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, in combination with supporting primary source documents, this thesis explores how an elite woman negotiated the conflicts surrounding the creation of an American identity in Federal and Victorian America using material artifacts. At a time when the United States was still a newly formed nation, Americans questioned how civic and political roles for people of varying classes, genders, and races should be shaped. They also evaluated to what degree they should mimic or castoff the social customs and political practices of the European and British monarchies. Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte participated in both of these debates with her material choices, and used these objects along with her business savvy to create and shape a social and personal identity for herself.
dc.description.noteThis thesis has been embargoed for 5 years, and will not be available until May 22, 2019.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/8696
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectElizabeth Patterson Bonaparte
dc.subjectShopping
dc.subjectMaterial culture
dc.subjectWomen's history
dc.subjectConsumption
dc.subjectFederal era
dc.titleIntersecting Biographies: The Life of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte Told Through Her Possessions (1810-1860)
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.disciplineHistory of Decorative Arts
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelMaster's
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts in History of Decorative Arts

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