Objects of our affection : uncovering my family's past, one chair, pistol, and pickle fork at a time Cover Image

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Objects of our affection : uncovering my family's past, one chair, pistol, and pickle fork at a time / Lisa Tracy ; selected photographs by Ginny Hillhouse.

Summary:

After their mother's death, Lisa Tracy and her sister, Jeanne, are left to contend with several households' worth of furniture and memorabilia. What starts as an exercise in information gathering designed to boost the estate's resale value at auction evolves into the discovery that the roots of our passion for acquisition often lie not in shallow materialism but in our desire to possess the most treasured commodity of all- a connection to the past. These travels open her eyes to a rich family history characterized by duty, hardship, honor, and devotion...qualities embodied in the very items she intends to sell. Offers an offbeat and intriguing mix of cultural anthropology, Antiques Roadshow Americana, and military history and lore.

Record details

ISBN: 9780553807264
ISBN: 0553807269
Physical Description: xii, 233 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Bantam Books, [2010]
Copyright: ©2010

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

The beginning -- The canton plates -- At the bins -- The spoils of war -- New Jersey 2002 : the army trunk -- The thread of memory : on the trail of the Washington chair -- Almost famous : the pistols and the red chair -- Lexington 1960 : southern charm -- The auction -- MIA : ghosts -- Home -- Mirrors and salt -- The gathering.