Serving as Ornament: The Representation of African People in Early Modern British Interiors and Gardens

Objects which featured representations of African figures in postures of servitude were common features in British houses and gardens of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This article focuses on three such sets of stands in the National Trust collections of Ham House, Knole, and Dyrham Park....

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Main Author: Hannah Lee
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Yale University 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/555bbabd9bb2478bae09efa0eb91b071
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