Carolina Folk: The Cradle of a Southern Tradition

Politics & Social Sciences

McKissick Museum

Social Sciences

Univ of South Carolina

From its roots in Africa through its development on the rice plantations to its current renaissance as an art form sought after by collectors and tourists.

Row upon Row: Sea Grass Baskets of the South Carolina Lowcountry

Arts & Photography

Museum, McKissick

Rosengarten, Dale

Decorative Arts & Design

University of South Carolina Press

The Baruch Collection: The Bernard M. and Annie Griffen Baruch Silver Collection

Reference

Catalogs & Directories

The Museum

Book by Dave, Koverman, Jill Beute

I Made This Jar: The Life and Works of the Enslaved African-American Potter, Dave

Biographies & Memoirs

DAVE

Koverman, Jill Beute

Arts & Literature

Environmental Ethics

Dale Rosengarten

Wiley/Blackwell

Palmetto Silver is the first publication in more than a dozen years to showcase the riches of South Carolina silver. While silver is a precious metal that can quickly be converted to currency, it has a much more significant cultural value. From utilitarian flatware to decorative trophies, the many pieces included in this book provide an intriguing picture of the individuals and history connected with the crafting of silver wares in the Palmetto State.Based on a 2002 exhibition by the same name at the University of South Carolina's McKissick Museum, Palmetto Silver is the result of several years of research and draws heavily on items from private collections throughout the South. While much of the previous research has concentrated primarily on Charleston silver made prior to the Civil War, the silver featured in this book highlights the work of South Carolina craftsmen from colonial times to the twentieth century. Although many historians previously theorized that most silver items used in the South were imported from merchants and workshops in New England or even from Great Britain, Palmetto Silver presents recent findings that indicate there were many highly skilled silversmiths working throughout the state during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.Palmetto Silver includes a comprehensive listing of 216 objects, 69 color images, a directory of silversmiths and merchants, and an illustrated listing of makers' marks. Among the diverse array of objects included and illustrated are military swords, shotguns, walking canes, tea services, award trophies, and presentation pieces.

Palmetto Silver: Riches of the South : A Celebration of South Carolina Silver

Coiled grass baskets are icons of Gullah culture. From their roots in Africa, through their evolution on Lowcountry rice plantations, to their modern appreciation as art objects sought by collectors and tourists, these vessels are carriers of African American history and the African-inspired culture that took hold along the coast of South Carolina and neighboring states. Row Upon Row, the first comprehensive history of this folk art, remains a classic in the field. The fourth edition brings the narrative into the twenty-first century, with a chapter describing current challenges to the survival of the time-honored tradition. The artform continues to adapt to the changing consumer market, the availability of materials, economic opportunities, and most recently, the widening of the highway near the majority of basket stands. As globalization transforms the world, the coiled basket in all its iterations retains its power as a local symbol of individual identity and cultural distinction. A preface is provided by Jane Przybysz, executive director of the McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina.

Row Upon Row: Sea Grass Baskets of the South Carolina Lowcountry

History & Criticism

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