Publication to accompany an exhibition organised by the Yale Center for British Art in association with Sir John Soane's Museum, London, which will be on view at the Yale Center for British Art, Sept. 24, 2009-Jan 3, 2010 and at Sir John Soane's Museum, Feb. 18-May 1, 2010 Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-266) and index
Contents:
Mrs. Delany & the court / Clarissa Campbell-Orr Mary Delany's embroidered court dress / Clare Browne Dressing for court : sartorial politics & fashion news in the age of Mary Delany / Hannah Greig The theory & practice of female accomplishment / Amanda Vickery Mrs. Delany's paintings & drawings : adorning Aspasia's closet / Kim Sloan Mary Delany : epistolary utterances, cabinet spaces, & natural history / Maria Zytaruk Mrs. Delany's circles of cutting & embroidering in home & garden / Mark Laird Mrs. Delany's natural history & zoological activities : "a beautiful mixture of pretty objects" / Janice Neri Novelty in nomenclature : the botanical horizons of Mary Delany / John Edmondson A progress in plants : Mrs. Delany's botanical sources / Lisa Ford The "paper mosaick" practice of Mrs. Delany & her circle / Kohleen Reeder An intimate and intricate mosaic : Mary Delany & her use of paper / Peter Bower
