| The Shaker Furniture Handbook Contributor(s): Rieman, Timothy D. (Author), M. Burks, Jean (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764320017 ISBN-13: 9780764320019 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2004 Annotation: This book surveys furniture made during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Shaker communities of New England, Kentucky, and Ohio, with over 130 color photos. Free-standing tables, chairs, boxes, desks, built-in cupboards, and cases of drawers are included. The text introduces nearly twenty Shaker communities, known cabinetmakers, identifiable furniture traits, and designs unique to specific Shaker communites. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Antiques & Collectibles | Furniture |
| Dewey: 749.088 |
| LCCN: 2004017121 |
| Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 8.19" W x 10.91" (1.61 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the perfect introduction to Shaker furniture design.This concise book surveys distinctive furniture styles produced during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Shaker communities of New England, Kentucky, and Ohio, with over 130 beautiful full color images. Free-standing tables, chairs, boxes, desks, built-in cupboards, and cases of drawers are shown. \nThe text provides an introduction to nearly twenty Shaker communities, their known cabinetmakers, identifiable traits of furniture designs unique to specific Shaker communites, and the characteristic colorful paints and stains used to finish them. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rieman, Timothy D.: - Timothy D. Rieman has been immersed in Shaker furniture for more than two decades, both as a builder and a researcher. He has written Shake: The Art of Craftsmanship, and co-authored The Shaker Chair and The Encyclopedia of Shaker Furniture. |