| American Furniture 2007 Edition Contributor(s): Beckerdite, Luke (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0976734419 ISBN-13: 9780976734413 Publisher: Chipstone Foundation OUR PRICE: $57.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: An annual publication forging a link between social history, American studies, and the decorative arts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Antiques & Collectibles | Furniture |
| Dewey: 749.097 |
| Series: American Furniture |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 8.53" W x 10.91" (3.13 lbs) 308 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume includes articles that explore the relationship between japanned decoration and seafaring narratives; assess the careers and work of Philadelphia cabinetmakers Benjamin Randolph and George G. Wright; contextualize marks, labels, and signatures used by American furniture makers during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; illustrate all of the known American turned chairs with board seats along with British and Continental antecedents; and provide source material for understanding period repairs and alterations. |