The Pantry
The Pantry—Its History and Modern Uses was published in May 2007 by Gibbs Smith, Publisher and is now available through this website:
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Hardcover; 8.5 x 8.5 in
96 pages; 75 color photographs
ISBN #1-4236-0004-5
View a slideshow of photos by Susan Daley and Steve Gross, featured in the book.
Written by Catherine Seiberling Pond, The Pantry—Its History and Modern Uses includes principal photography by Susan Daley and Steve Gross and images from their archive of historic kitchens. The book is also illustrated with vintage images about American pantries and includes select quotations from primary and literary sources.
The Pantry throws open the doors of an interesting utilitarian space, revealing its historical evolution and nostalgic memories, as well as design inspirations and style tips for a pantry of your own. An unprecedented history and design book of an important domestic place, it includes chapters on:
- THE EARLY AMERICAN PANTRY
- THE FARMHOUSE PANTRY
- THE VICTORIAN PANTRY
- THE GREAT ESTATE PANTRY
- THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY PANTRY
- THE MODERN PANTRY
“In those good old days we used to have pantries and china closets and butteries and all that sort of thing, and people were contented.”
—Eugene Field, The House, 1896
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