The Duchess's Shells: Natural History Collecting in the Age of Cook's Voyages by Tobin, Beth Fowkes

The Duchess's Shells: Natural History Collecting in the Age of Cook's Voyages

Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, the 2nd Duchess of Portland (1715-1785), was one of the wealthiest women in eighteenth-century...
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The Duchess's Shells: Natural History Collecting in the Age of Cook's Voyages by Tobin, Beth Fowkes

The Duchess's Shells: Natural History Collecting in the Age of Cook's Voyages

Dhs. 316.92

The Duchess's Shells: Natural History Collecting in the Age of Cook's Voyages

Dhs. 316.92
Author: Beth Fowkes Tobin
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, the 2nd Duchess of Portland (1715-1785), was one of the wealthiest women in eighteenth-century Britain. She collected fine and decorative arts (the Portland Vase was her most famous acquisition), but her great love was natural history, and shells in particular. Over the course of twenty years, she amassed the largest shell collection of her time, which was sold after her death in a spectacular auction.

Beth Fowkes Tobin illuminates the interlocking issues surrounding the global circulation of natural resources, the commodification of nature, and the construction of scientific value through the lens of one woman's marvelous collection. This unique study tells the story of the collection's formation and dispersal--about the sailors and naturalists who ferried rare specimens across oceans and the dealers' shops and connoisseurs' cabinets on the other side of the world. Exquisitely illustrated, this book brings to life Enlightenment natural history and its cultures of collecting, scientific expeditions, and vibrant visual culture.

Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

Author: Beth Fowkes Tobin
Publisher: Paul Mellon Centre
Published: 05/13/2014
Pages: 316
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.45lbs
Size: 9.98h x 7.06w x 1.12d
ISBN: 9780300192230


Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2014 pg. 641

About the Author
Beth Fowkes Tobin is a professor of English and women's studies at the University of Georgia.


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