Early English and American Furniture
Author : American Art Association
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,47 MB
Release : 1917
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Author : American Art Association
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,47 MB
Release : 1917
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Author : Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley
Publisher : Highlights from the Philadelph
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,20 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780876332962
"American Furniture, 1650-1840: Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art show early American furniture participated in an international visual language. This volume provides an important resource for scholars of American furniture, illuminates the cultural and mercantile life of the fledgling nation, and offers a lively introduction to the donors, curators, and personalities who have shaped the institution from its earliest days to the present"--
Author : American Art Association, Anderson Galleries (Firm)
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Page : pages
File Size : 12,84 MB
Release : 1936
Category : Furniture
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Author : American Art Association
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,7 MB
Release : 1917
Category : Furniture
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Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 26,41 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Furniture
ISBN : 0870994271
This publication documents The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection of early colonial furniture and presents a broad spectrum of furniture forms made in America during the 17th and early 18th centuries, including chairs and other seating, tables, boxes, various types of chests and cupboards, dressing tables, and desks. The volume also includes prime examples of the different modes of ornamentation in fashion during that period. Over 140 objects are thoroughly described, with detailed information given on each one's construction, condition, dimensions, materials, and inscriptions and other marks, as well as provenance and exhibition history. Every object is explained in terms of the styles and craftsmanship of the period and evaluated in light of comparative pieces in public and private collections throughout the country. Also included is one appendix containing photographic details of construction and decorative elements, and another with line drawings explaining furniture terms and showing various types of joints and moldings. This is the first volume in a series of two that is dedicated to American furniture in the Museum. -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
Author : Burl Neff Osburn
Publisher :
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 26,75 MB
Release : 1926
Category : Furniture
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Author : John Obbard
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,71 MB
Release : 1999-09-15
Category : Furniture
ISBN : 9781574321418
Early American Furniture is a complete and thorough field guide. In addition to the discussion of period and style and the numerous illustrations found in most books on period furniture, this book covers other topics that are equally important to the collector: understanding the furniture trade, evaluating quality, investment potential, identifying period workmanship, the ins and outs of dealers, shows, and auctions, care and conservation, repair and restoration, documentation, insurance, problems of inheritance, and coping with the misrepresentation so often encountered in the market. This is a very practical book full of information needed by the collector, particularly by the collector of average means who does not buy from the larger dealers or attend the major auctions. Written by a collector for other collectors, it deals with the many problems in building a collection. The 400 black and white illustrations are finely detailed line drawings made from authentic pieces of furniture featured in the catalogs of some of the leading auction houses. The beginning or occasional collector or anyone curious about some old family furniture will adore this handy, easy-to-use guide.
Author : John Obbard
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,74 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Furniture
ISBN : 9781574324891
This book is a comprehensive guide to regional differences in early American furniture. It will assist the collector, dealer, and auctioneer in determining where and when antique furniture was made. The book is unique in that it covers all the major furniture producing regions from the time of the first settlements until American furniture begins to lose its regional character in the first decades of the nineteenth century. The almost 700 illustrations focus on furniture most likely to be seen in the home and marketplace. In addition to many hundreds of illustrations of New England, Middle Atlantic, and Southern pieces, there is a chapter on the regional use of cabinet woods, essays on the furniture of the different regions, and detailed illustrations of regional carving, turning, and construction practices. There is no other book half as useful in determining the who, when, and where of early American furniture. 2006 values.
Author : Mary Jean Smith Madigan
Publisher :
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 19,99 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Design
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Author : Albert Sack
Publisher : Schiffer Book for Collectors
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,16 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
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Rev. ed. of: The new fine points of furniture.1993.