decorative art (art genre)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: enre including works that are primarily utilitarian in form or function, but that have aesthetic value provided by the design, decoration, or embellishment. They may include ceramics, furniture, textiles, glass, leather, metalwork, arms and armor, clocks, and jewelry, and other household or utilitarian objects. They are distinct from "fine arts," which were traditionally considered to require more extensive training and were restricted to the media of painting, sculpture, drawing, and architecture.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Stitches and Time: An Exhibition of 500 Years of European, Near Eastern, and American Textiles, October 16, 1954-January 2, 1955
Sub-Series
Abstract
An exhibition surveying the history of textile art over five centuries across Asia, Europe, and the Americas, arranged from an indefinite loan of textiles from the William H. Crocker estate and supplemented by textiles and decorative arts from the permanent collection. The exhibition records span four folders plus a catalog and installation photographs.
Dates:
October 16, 1954-January 2, 1955