Author: Irving Whitall Lyon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 698
Book Description
The Colonial Furniture of New England [microform]
New England Furniture
Author: Brock Jobe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
New England Furniture at Williamsburg
Author: Barry A. Greenlaw
Publisher: Colonial Williamsburg
ISBN: 9780879350192
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
This catalog illustrates and describes 164 pieces of New England furniture in the Colonial Williamsburg collection, including examples of nearly every type of household furniture made and used during the colonial period.
Publisher: Colonial Williamsburg
ISBN: 9780879350192
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
This catalog illustrates and describes 164 pieces of New England furniture in the Colonial Williamsburg collection, including examples of nearly every type of household furniture made and used during the colonial period.
New England Furniture at Winterthur
Author: Nancy E. Richards
Publisher: Winterthur Museum
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
This volume comprehensively explores the furniture industry of New England, detailing the impact of urban communities, especially Boston, as well as the pervasiveness of regionalism, which has attracted fresh attention from scholars. The importance of the export trade and the roles of specialists, particularly the upholsterer, also receive consideration. The variety of New England furniture - in form, in origin, and in ornament - is beautifully demonstrated. By articulating the technical aspects of the style, the book lays a groundwork for future scholars and provides a springboard for cultural studies using the Winterthur furniture collection. An intriguing narrative tale as well as an essential reference, this volume presents informative essays on various furniture forms, detailed entries on 225 individual objects, and a comprehensive index. It is the collaboration of several individuals: Nancy E. Richards and Nancy Goyne Evans, Winterthur's former senior curator and registrar, respectively; curator of furniture Wendy A. Cooper; conservator Michael S. Podmaniczky; and researcher Clare G. Noyes. Their expertise and insight broaden our understanding of the artisans, networks, and products of the extensive New England furniture trade in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Publisher: Winterthur Museum
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
This volume comprehensively explores the furniture industry of New England, detailing the impact of urban communities, especially Boston, as well as the pervasiveness of regionalism, which has attracted fresh attention from scholars. The importance of the export trade and the roles of specialists, particularly the upholsterer, also receive consideration. The variety of New England furniture - in form, in origin, and in ornament - is beautifully demonstrated. By articulating the technical aspects of the style, the book lays a groundwork for future scholars and provides a springboard for cultural studies using the Winterthur furniture collection. An intriguing narrative tale as well as an essential reference, this volume presents informative essays on various furniture forms, detailed entries on 225 individual objects, and a comprehensive index. It is the collaboration of several individuals: Nancy E. Richards and Nancy Goyne Evans, Winterthur's former senior curator and registrar, respectively; curator of furniture Wendy A. Cooper; conservator Michael S. Podmaniczky; and researcher Clare G. Noyes. Their expertise and insight broaden our understanding of the artisans, networks, and products of the extensive New England furniture trade in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Rural New England Furniture
Author: Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife
Publisher: Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Publisher: Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Illustrated Catalogue of the New England Furniture Company
Author: New England Furniture Company (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
New England Furniture Company
Author: New England Furniture Company (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
The Pine Furniture of Early New England
Author: Russell H. Kettell
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486201457
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 483
Book Description
Working plans and drawings for the amateur carpenter are included in this guide to the pine furniture of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486201457
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 483
Book Description
Working plans and drawings for the amateur carpenter are included in this guide to the pine furniture of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
Illustrated Catalogue of the New England Furniture Co
Author: New England Furniture Company (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
Cherished Possessions
Author: Nancy Carlisle
Publisher: Historic New England
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Catalogue of a traveling exhibition from the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA). This exhibition, drawn from their collections, features over 175 objects - furniture, costumes, paintings, and household furnishings, chosen not only for their visual appeal, but also for the stories they tell about three hundred years of life in the region.
Publisher: Historic New England
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Catalogue of a traveling exhibition from the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA). This exhibition, drawn from their collections, features over 175 objects - furniture, costumes, paintings, and household furnishings, chosen not only for their visual appeal, but also for the stories they tell about three hundred years of life in the region.