American Furniture 2015

Beckerdite, Luke (EDT)

ISBN 10: 0982772270 / ISBN 13: 9780982772270

Published by Chipstone Foundation, 2015

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Synopsis: Acknowledged as the journal of record in its field, American Furniture presents new research on furniture design, use, production, and appreciation. Begun in 1993, this award-winning annual provides a comprehensive forum on furniture history, technology, connoisseurship, and conservation by the foremost scholars in the field. It is the only interdisciplinary journal devoted exclusively to furniture made or used in the Americas from the seventeenth century to the present.

Table of Contents

Editorial Statement, Luke Beckerdite
Barnard Eaglesfield: A Prominent Philadelphia Cabinetmaker RevealedJay Robert Stiefel
The Notebook of Philadelphia Joiner John WiddifieldLuke Beckerdite
Sulfur-Inlaid Furniture: New Insights on Materials and TechniquesMark Anderson, Brenda Hornsby Heindle, and Jennifer Mass
Sulfur Inlay in Pennsylvania German Furniture: New DiscoveriesLisa Minardi
BOOK REVIEWS
Kem Weber: Designer and Architect, Christopher Longreview by Nonie Gadsden
In Plain Sight: Discovering the Furniture of Nathaniel Gould, Kemble Widmer and Joyce King, with essays by Glenn Adamson, Daniel Finamore, Dean Thomas Lahikainen, and Elisabeth Garrett Widmerreview by Joshua Lane
Made in the Americas: The New World Discovers Asia, Dennis Carr, with contributions by Gauvin Alexander Bailey, Timothy Brook, Mitchell Codding, Karina H. Corrigan, and Donna Piercereview by William Sargent
Early Seating Upholstery: Reading the EvidenceLeroy Gravesreview by Jonathan Prown
Recent Writing on American FurnitureA BibliographyGerald W. R. Ward

About the Author: LUKE BECKERDITE is editor of American Furniture and a decorative arts scholar living in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Bibliographic Details

Title: American Furniture 2015
Publisher: Chipstone Foundation
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: As New