Author: Marvin D. Schwartz
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
ISBN: 9781579121082
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
This book shows all types of chairs, tables, sofas, and beds made in America from the seventeenth century to the mid-twentieth century.
The Antique Hunter's Guide to American Furniture
Author: Marvin D. Schwartz
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
ISBN: 9781579121082
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
This book shows all types of chairs, tables, sofas, and beds made in America from the seventeenth century to the mid-twentieth century.
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
ISBN: 9781579121082
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
This book shows all types of chairs, tables, sofas, and beds made in America from the seventeenth century to the mid-twentieth century.
American Furniture, 1650-1840
Author: Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley
Publisher: Highlights from the Philadelph
ISBN: 9780876332962
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"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"--
Publisher: Highlights from the Philadelph
ISBN: 9780876332962
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"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"--
Art & Industry in Early America
Author: Patricia E. Kane
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300217846
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 509
Book Description
This book presents new information on the export trade, patronage, artistic collaboration, and the small-scale shop traditions that defined early Rhode Island craftsmanship. This stunning volume features more than 200 illustrations of beautifully constructed and carved objects—including chairs, high chests, bureau tables, and clocks—that demonstrate the superb workmanship and artistic skill of the state’s furniture makers.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300217846
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 509
Book Description
This book presents new information on the export trade, patronage, artistic collaboration, and the small-scale shop traditions that defined early Rhode Island craftsmanship. This stunning volume features more than 200 illustrations of beautifully constructed and carved objects—including chairs, high chests, bureau tables, and clocks—that demonstrate the superb workmanship and artistic skill of the state’s furniture makers.
Making Authentic Country Furniture
Author: John G. Shea
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486144194
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
DIVIllustrated exploration of principal designs used in North America over past 400 years. 95 measured drawings enable woodworkers to construct for candlestand, pedestal table, rocker, corner cupboard, cradle, armoire, many more. /div
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486144194
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
DIVIllustrated exploration of principal designs used in North America over past 400 years. 95 measured drawings enable woodworkers to construct for candlestand, pedestal table, rocker, corner cupboard, cradle, armoire, many more. /div
American Country Furniture
Author: Nick Engler
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607650320
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Fifty step-by-step projects for popular furniture projects from master craftsmen, including a dry sink, harvest table, Shaker candlestand, pie safe, ladder-back chair, and more. Build David T. Smith's most popular furniture reproductions. Includes common woodworking techniques.
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607650320
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Fifty step-by-step projects for popular furniture projects from master craftsmen, including a dry sink, harvest table, Shaker candlestand, pie safe, ladder-back chair, and more. Build David T. Smith's most popular furniture reproductions. Includes common woodworking techniques.
Building 18th Century American Furniture
Author: Glen Huey
Publisher: Popular Woodworking Books
ISBN: 9781440305542
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
FURNITURE FOR THE GENERATIONS As a woodworker, you've no doubt admired examples of classic furniture. You know, the stuff that makes you go, "Wow! I wish I could build that." Now you can. Glen Huey, senior editor at Popular Woodworking magazine, takes you through each and every step of how to build 18th-Century furniture. And when you're done, the projects will last for generations. Complete plans, cutting lists and step-by-step photos with captions are included with each project. Here are some of the furniture pieces you will learn how to build: Massachusetts Block-Front Chest Pennsylvania Chest-on-Chest Chippendale Entertainment Center New England Chest & Bookcase Townsend Newport High Chest Federal Inlaid Table Shaker Small Chest of Drawers Massachusetts High Chest (highboy)
Publisher: Popular Woodworking Books
ISBN: 9781440305542
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
FURNITURE FOR THE GENERATIONS As a woodworker, you've no doubt admired examples of classic furniture. You know, the stuff that makes you go, "Wow! I wish I could build that." Now you can. Glen Huey, senior editor at Popular Woodworking magazine, takes you through each and every step of how to build 18th-Century furniture. And when you're done, the projects will last for generations. Complete plans, cutting lists and step-by-step photos with captions are included with each project. Here are some of the furniture pieces you will learn how to build: Massachusetts Block-Front Chest Pennsylvania Chest-on-Chest Chippendale Entertainment Center New England Chest & Bookcase Townsend Newport High Chest Federal Inlaid Table Shaker Small Chest of Drawers Massachusetts High Chest (highboy)
American Country Furniture, 1780-1875
Author: Ralph M. Kovel
Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
The landmark guide to identifying any piece of American country furniture from Shaker, Pennsylvania, and spool styles to Midwestern, Southwestern, and French Canadian pieces: -- Beds -- Chairs -- Cradles -- Cupboards -- Desks -- Kitchenware, Tools, and Candlestands -- Tables -- Washstands and Commodes -- Workbenches...and much more.
Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
The landmark guide to identifying any piece of American country furniture from Shaker, Pennsylvania, and spool styles to Midwestern, Southwestern, and French Canadian pieces: -- Beds -- Chairs -- Cradles -- Cupboards -- Desks -- Kitchenware, Tools, and Candlestands -- Tables -- Washstands and Commodes -- Workbenches...and much more.
Harbor & Home
Author: Brock Jobe
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9780912724683
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Presented for the first time, the richly illustrated findings of the Southeastern Massachusetts Furniture project at Winterthur Museum
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9780912724683
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Presented for the first time, the richly illustrated findings of the Southeastern Massachusetts Furniture project at Winterthur Museum
Early American Antique Country Furnishings
Author: George C. Neumann
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Mahogany
Author: Jennifer L. Anderson
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674067266
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
Colonial Americans were enamored with the rich colors and silky surface of mahogany. As this exotic wood became fashionable, demand for it set in motion a dark, hidden story of human and environmental exploitation. Anderson traces the path from source to sale, revealing how prosperity and desire shaped not just people’s lives but the natural world.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674067266
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
Colonial Americans were enamored with the rich colors and silky surface of mahogany. As this exotic wood became fashionable, demand for it set in motion a dark, hidden story of human and environmental exploitation. Anderson traces the path from source to sale, revealing how prosperity and desire shaped not just people’s lives but the natural world.