Silver in Georgian Dublin: Making, Selling, Consuming

by Alison Fitzgerald

Georgian Dublin is synonymous with a period of unprecedented expansion in the market for luxury goods. At a time when new commodities, novel technologies and fashionable imports seduced elite society, silver enjoyed an established association with gentility and prestige. Earlier studies have focused predominantly on the issue of style. This book considers the demand for silver goods in Georgian Ireland from the perspectives of makers, retailers and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367200228
• ISBN13: 9780367200220
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages