Author: Diane Carlberg Ehrenpreis
Publisher: Historic New England
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
This important book, the result of discoveries made during an exhaustive survey of Portsmouth furniture at more than 210 sites throughout the country, places the furniture makers of Portsmouth alongside those of Newport, Boston, Philadelphia, and New York as creators of some of the finest early American furniture. The Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA), a regional museum with more than forty properties, owns seven historic houses in the Portsmouth area. The objects in these houses constitute the largest collection of Portsmouth furniture anywhere. The present volume results from intensive study of SPNEA's Portsmouth holdings, surviving documents, and objects in both private and public collections. The research has uncovered much about the mercantile aristocracy that purchased and used the furniture and about the community of craftsmen who adapted English designs to satisfy their customers' tastes. With essays on the social history of Portsmouth, furniture production in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and entries for 117 objects, the book provides the first comprehensive study of the defining characteristics of Portsmouth furniture from 1670 to 1840.
Portsmouth Furniture
Author: Diane Carlberg Ehrenpreis
Publisher: Historic New England
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
This important book, the result of discoveries made during an exhaustive survey of Portsmouth furniture at more than 210 sites throughout the country, places the furniture makers of Portsmouth alongside those of Newport, Boston, Philadelphia, and New York as creators of some of the finest early American furniture. The Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA), a regional museum with more than forty properties, owns seven historic houses in the Portsmouth area. The objects in these houses constitute the largest collection of Portsmouth furniture anywhere. The present volume results from intensive study of SPNEA's Portsmouth holdings, surviving documents, and objects in both private and public collections. The research has uncovered much about the mercantile aristocracy that purchased and used the furniture and about the community of craftsmen who adapted English designs to satisfy their customers' tastes. With essays on the social history of Portsmouth, furniture production in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and entries for 117 objects, the book provides the first comprehensive study of the defining characteristics of Portsmouth furniture from 1670 to 1840.
Publisher: Historic New England
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
This important book, the result of discoveries made during an exhaustive survey of Portsmouth furniture at more than 210 sites throughout the country, places the furniture makers of Portsmouth alongside those of Newport, Boston, Philadelphia, and New York as creators of some of the finest early American furniture. The Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA), a regional museum with more than forty properties, owns seven historic houses in the Portsmouth area. The objects in these houses constitute the largest collection of Portsmouth furniture anywhere. The present volume results from intensive study of SPNEA's Portsmouth holdings, surviving documents, and objects in both private and public collections. The research has uncovered much about the mercantile aristocracy that purchased and used the furniture and about the community of craftsmen who adapted English designs to satisfy their customers' tastes. With essays on the social history of Portsmouth, furniture production in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and entries for 117 objects, the book provides the first comprehensive study of the defining characteristics of Portsmouth furniture from 1670 to 1840.
The Grand Rapids Furniture Record
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Annual Report of the Department of Inspection of Workshops, Factories and Public Buildings
Author: Ohio. Dept. of Inspection of Workshops, Factories and Public Buildings
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Factory inspection
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
Vols. for 1887-92 include proceedings of 1-6th annual convention of the International Association of Factory Inspectors of North America.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Factory inspection
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
Vols. for 1887-92 include proceedings of 1-6th annual convention of the International Association of Factory Inspectors of North America.
Annual Report
Author: Ohio. Dept. of Inspection of Workshops, Factories and Public Buildings
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Factory inspection
Languages : en
Pages : 1292
Book Description
1887-1892 include the Proceedings of the 1st-6th annual convention of the International Association of Factory Inspectors of North America.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Factory inspection
Languages : en
Pages : 1292
Book Description
1887-1892 include the Proceedings of the 1st-6th annual convention of the International Association of Factory Inspectors of North America.
Four Centuries of Furniture in Portsmouth, with the New Hampshire Furniture Masters
Author: Gerald W. R. Ward
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780915819454
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780915819454
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
American Furniture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: Frances Gruber Safford
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588392333
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
The Metropolitan Museum's preeminent collection of early colonial furniture is expertly documented in this long-awaited publication. It covers the full spectrum of furniture forms made during the 17th and early 18th centuries--from chairs and other seating to tables, boxes, various types of chests and cupboards, and desks. Each of the 141 objects is thoroughly described with detailed information on provenance, construction, condition, inscriptions, dimensions, and materials. Photographed anew in color for this volume, each piece is explicated in terms of the styles and craftsmanship of the period and is evaluated in light of comparative pieces in public and private collections throughout the country. One appendix contains photographic details of construction and decorative elements, and another has drawings of joints and moldings.
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588392333
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
The Metropolitan Museum's preeminent collection of early colonial furniture is expertly documented in this long-awaited publication. It covers the full spectrum of furniture forms made during the 17th and early 18th centuries--from chairs and other seating to tables, boxes, various types of chests and cupboards, and desks. Each of the 141 objects is thoroughly described with detailed information on provenance, construction, condition, inscriptions, dimensions, and materials. Photographed anew in color for this volume, each piece is explicated in terms of the styles and craftsmanship of the period and is evaluated in light of comparative pieces in public and private collections throughout the country. One appendix contains photographic details of construction and decorative elements, and another has drawings of joints and moldings.
Annual Report of the Department of Inspection of Workshops, Factories and Public Buildings, to the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, for the Year ...
Author: Ohio. Department of Inspection of Workshops, Factories and Public Buildings
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Factory inspection
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Factory inspection
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The New England Business Directory and Gazetteer for ...
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 1986
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 1986
Book Description
The New Hampshire Register, Farmer's Almanac and Business Directory
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Almanacs, American
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Almanacs, American
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
The New England Business Directory and Gazetteer
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 1132
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 1132
Book Description