Global connections and local contexts: the material culture of Saltram, c. 1725-1840.

我的研究项目探讨了帕克家族三代人是如何、为什么以及用什么装饰他们在萨尔特拉姆的房子的。像许多乡村别墅一样，Saltram的藏品中有英国、欧洲和亚洲的藏品。从1725年到1840年，帕克家族委托并收集了数千件物品。我将以档案材料为重点，探索物品获得的方式；通过全球贸易，从欧洲或当地通过拍卖室，经销商，家庭关系和直接佣金。我将把这一点放在更广泛的背景下，即消费行为在这一时期是如何变化的，并探索收集的动机。

My research project explores how, why and with what did three generations of the Parker family furnish their house at Saltram. Like many country houses Saltram has a mix of British, European and Asian objects. The Parker family commissioned and collected thousands of objects over the period 1725 to 1840. I will use archive material as a focus to explore the ways in which goods were obtained; through global trade, from Europe or locally through sale rooms, dealers, family connections and direct commissions. I will set this within the wider context of how consumption practices changed over the period and explore the motivations for collecting.