- 335 pages
- English
- PDF
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About this book
This volume of essays explores a range of country house collections in Ireland, the UK, the US, and Europe. It examines how collections were built up over time, how they were dispersed or destroyed, and how they have been interpreted and valued. Among the topics considered are the impact of exhibitions, auctions, and tax systems, private versus institutional collectors, the range of audiences who appreciate art, and how collections are made to tell national stories.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Dedication
- Title page
- Table of contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part I: Assembling and Dispersing
- ‘I thought everyone tries to get pieces outof there, not in’: collecting for the Irish country house, c.1950–2020
- Carton House and its contents: collection and dispersal in context, 1729–1949
- ‘A course of wandering picture hunting’: George Scharf ’s survey of English country house collections, 1856–7
- New walls for old pictures: the Castle Howard bequest to the National Gallery
- Conspiracies of silence: contextualizing value at country house contents auctions in inter-war England
- The rise and decline of the country house sale, 1977–2020: from Mentmore to Chatsworth – a personal reflection
- Checks and balances: respecting private owners and protecting the national heritage
- The library at Marlfield, Co. Tipperary: its creation and destruction
- Part II: Contexts and Reinterpretations
- ‘It was voted to refurnish the house as far as possible’: alternate approaches to country house collections in America
- Transforming Farmleigh: from private residence to national treasure
- Hillsborough Castle and gardens: creating a modern collection
- ‘Selling the family silver’ – and returning it home: the history of plate collections and their display in National Trust houses
- Country house collections and museums in Lithuania: a tale of cultural appropriation
- Private archives in the Irish country house: a personal perspective
- Notes on contributors
- List of illustrations
- Index