INART 410Early Pennsylvania Decorative Arts and Furniture

3 credits · Integrative Arts · Penn State

The study of Pennsylvania and related furniture, pottery, paintings, and decorative arts of the seventeenth, eighteenth, and early nineteenth centuries. INART (AM ST) 410 Early Pennsylvania Decorative Arts and Furniture (3)(BA) This course meets the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements. This course explores the aesthetic, cultural, and social significance of the household arts common in Pennsylvania in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. Emphasis is placed on the major periods and styles (Puritan, William and Mary, Queen Anne, Chippendale, and Federal) as represented in furniture, pottery, paintings and decorative arts. Indigenous styles and crafts representative of Pennsylvania arts and crafts will be explored in detail.The course combines lecture and discussion with seven field trips to historic sites to provide students with the opportunity to view furniture and decorative arts within the setting of period homes.The course carries no prerequisite.