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Some Royal Provincial Belt Plates and the Revolutionary War: Vanguard of British Neo-Classicism in America? Gary Hughes Document généré le 2 oct. 2021 21:53 Material Culture Review Some Royal Provincial Belt Plates and the Revolutionary War: Vanguard of British Neo-classicism in America? Gary Hughes Volume 73, 2011 Résumé de l'article L’arrivée du néo-classicisme britannique dans la toute nouvelle République URI : https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/mcr73art02 américaine est en général considérée comme l’étape inaugurale des progrès d’une expression nationale. L’Indépendance coïncidait avec l’influence de Robert Adam Aller au sommaire du numéro sur le style fédéral, qui fut suivie de l’idéalisme de Thomas Jefferson, du rationalisme de Benjamin Latrobe et, enfin, du style Greek Revival. Les années précédentes, qui étaient celles du conflit, sont en général considérées comme un Éditeur(s) temps d’arrêt de la création, mais certains faits montrent que les Loyalistes américains connaissaient la révolution stylistique inaugurée par Adam, surtout à National Museums of Canada New York. Cette étude examine les réactions à cette influence à travers l’œuvre de l’orfèvre Lewis Fueter, qui a produit des baudriers pour les troupes royales ou ISSN loyalistes durant la guerre. Ses motifs et ses attributs montrent un lien avec Adam, antérieur et différent, et qui s’inscrit non pas dans les termes d’une 0316-1854 (imprimé) identité nationale, mais plutôt dans ceux de la communauté anglo-américaine au 1927-9264 (numérique) sens large. Découvrir la revue Citer cet article Hughes, G. (2011). Some Royal Provincial Belt Plates and the Revolutionary War:: Vanguard of British Neo-classicism in America? Material Culture Review, 73, 20–36. All rights reserved © National Museums of Canada, 2011 Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d’auteur. L’utilisation des services d’Érudit (y compris la reproduction) est assujettie à sa politique d’utilisation que vous pouvez consulter en ligne. https://apropos.erudit.org/fr/usagers/politique-dutilisation/ Cet article est diffusé et préservé par Érudit. Érudit est un consortium interuniversitaire sans but lucratif composé de l’Université de Montréal, l’Université Laval et l’Université du Québec à Montréal. Il a pour mission la promotion et la valorisation de la recherche. https://www.erudit.org/fr/ GARY HUGHES Some Royal Provincial Belt Plates and the Revolutionary War: Vanguard of British Neo-classicism in America? Résumé Abstract L’arrivée du néo-classicisme britannique dans la The arrival of British Neo-classicism in the newly toute nouvelle République américaine est en général minted American republic is usually seen as an considérée comme l’étape inaugurale des progrès opening phase in the advancement of national d’une expression nationale. L’Indépendance expression. Independence coincided with Robert coïncidait avec l’influence de Robert Adam sur Adam’s influence on the Federal style, followed le style fédéral, qui fut suivie de l’idéalisme de by Thomas Jefferson’s idealism, the rationalism of Thomas Jefferson, du rationalisme de Benjamin Benjamin Latrobe and, finally, the Greek Revival. Latrobe et, enfin, du style Greek Revival. Les années The preceding war years are usually treated as précédentes, qui étaient celles du conflit, sont en a period of arrested development but during the général considérées comme un temps d’arrêt de conflict there is evidence that Loyalist Americans la création, mais certains faits montrent que les were aware of Adam’s revolution in style, especially Loyalistes américains connaissaient la révolution in New York City. This study examines the reaction stylistique inaugurée par Adam, surtout à New York. to this influence through the work of silversmith Cette étude examine les réactions à cette influence Lewis Fueter who produced shoulder belt plates for à travers l’œuvre de l’orfèvre Lewis Fueter, qui Royal Provincial or Loyalist troops during the war. a produit des baudriers pour les troupes royales His designs and attributions reflect an earlier and ou loyalistes durant la guerre. Ses motifs et ses different iconographic connection to Adam couched attributs montrent un lien avec Adam, antérieur et not in terms of national identity but rather that of différent, et qui s’inscrit non pas dans les termes the wider Anglo-American community. d’une identité nationale, mais plutôt dans ceux de la communauté anglo-américaine au sens large. It is generally accepted that Scottish architect theorists, including artist and engraver Giovani Robert Adam (1728-1792) precipitated a stylistic Piranesi (Fleming 1962; Rowe 1965). The classi- revolution in Britain following his return in 1758 cal tradition of architecture, rooted in an organic from his European Grand Tour, an experience continuum from the Renaissance, was in the process that held to the belief “that the European sojourn of being deconstructed into specific ideas and styles was necessary to … artistic fulfillment because it that could be applied to circumstances of the day. offered first-hand exposure to the European masters Rome had been seen as the consequent inheritor of and provided a glimpse of the storied landscape the classical Greek tradition, but the two were now of Europe” (Ketner 1993: 70). Adam spent four viewed as separate and distinct. This was fuelled years on the continent, mostly in Italy where he by the science of archaeology and mid-century met architect and mentor Charles Louis Clérriseau excavations at Herculaneum and Pompeii (Lees- in Florence, travelled with him to Rome and was Milne 1947: 42-45; Pierson 1986: 206; Stillman introduced to an avant garde circle of Neo-classical 1988: 28-39). 20 Material Culture Review 73 (Spring 2011) / Revue de la culture matérielle 73 (printemps 2011) Like other “males of gentle birth” with or Duke of Northumberland in Middlesex and a former without an architectural pedigree, Adam visited 15th century abbey in the Jacobethan style, was a Herculaneum in company with Clérriseau, spending signature example (Fig. 1). By the early 1770s, a day underground by torchlight and above in a with Britain enjoying ever increasing wealth, there small museum where recent finds were exhibited. was demand for town houses by owners of country Later, the pair went across the Adriatic to Dalmatia estates. Adam designed or redesigned these houses, to examine Diocletion’s palace at Spalatro (now including the exteriors (Fig. 2), but lavished far Split, Croatia) (Fleming 1962: 155-57, 237-43). more attention on the interior plan and decoration. Adam was constantly measuring and sketching Adam, of course, was not the only Neo- at various sites, testing his observations against classicist in Britain. William Chambers had also Fig. 1 Piranesi’s view that the elements of classical culture taken the Grand Tour, James “Athenian” Stuart and Syon House, could be abstracted to form something new, that the Nicholas Revett published Antiquities of Athens in Middlesex,1762-1769; rules were unimportant compared to “the beautiful 1762 and a young James Wyatt would soon mount Three Sections of the Library; Engraver spirit of Antiquity” (Stillman 1988: 27). This a serious challenge to Adam’s mantle. Nevertheless, Unknown. Works in became the core of Adam’s approach to design—at he endured as perhaps the dominant British architect Architecture published once anti-classical and revolutionary.1 and designer in the second half of the 18th century 1778-1822. Reprinted Adam’s impact in Britain was immediate, (Rowe 1965: 22). Part of this was his aptitude for by Geo. Polley although rarely obvious on the exterior of his business and self-promotion, including relocation and Sons, Boston buildings. This was partially due to the fact that from Edinburgh to London soon after his return and New York, ca. 1890. Archives and the great country house building boom of the first from Europe. In London he made the rounds of Research Library, New half the18th century had effectively ended; his his Scottish connections while courting other Brunswick Museum. elevations, in any case, did not differ substantially aristocratic patrons, circulating his designs and from the Renaissance Palladianism of predecessors demonstrating the breadth of his knowledge. While Fig. 2 William Kent and Lord Burlington. The interior of a most of this time in Italy was spent in the capital, The Williams Wynn structure, however, was a different matter. Here both he also toured the country, selectively borrowing House, St. Jame’s Square, London, the planning and decoration were completely new, ideas from other ancient sites and from Renaissance 1772-1774; Engraver banishing the heavy, plain and rigidly controlled and Baroque architecture. Despite an admiration of John Roberts. Works surfaces of the Palladians with a lighter more Greek architecture through Stuart, Revett and other in Architecture delicate tone based on his discoveries in Roman published 1778-1822. houses. Layout also changed with the arrangement Reprinted by Geo. Polley and Sons, of interior space done according to need, and not Boston and New York, formal principle. Much of Adam’s work in this early ca. 1890. Archives and part of his career focused on the reinterpretation of Research Library, New the interiors of existing buildings (Oresko 1975: 12; Brunswick Museum. Stillman 1966: 2-6). Syon House, the seat of the Material Culture Review 73 (Spring 2011) / Revue de la culture matérielle 73 (printemps 2011) 21 sources, his work only included minor elements of chariot, horses and centurions never advanced to this idiom. Some of Adam’s decorative vocabulary project level, the order and several other drawings was not new—the swag or festoon of bell flower with his signature were proposed for alterations to husks, laurel leaves and acanthus—but became Carlton House in Pall Mall in 1762. Featured in the identified with the style because of their use and first volume of The Works, the drawings were never combination with his urn shape, arabesque foliage, executed (Oresko 1975: 154). anthemion cresting and vibrant supporting wall and Meanwhile, at Syon House Robert Adam was ceiling colours (Friedman 1984: 98-99, 121; Gerson busy working out his own style in brick and plaster.
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