American Furniture
ISBN 10: 0976734419 ISBN 13: 9780976734413
Published by CHIPSTONE FOUND, 2008
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An annual publication forging a link between social history, American studies, and the decorative arts.Über den AutorLUKE BECKERDITE is editor of American Furniture and a decorative arts scholar living in Williamsburg, Virginia. Seller Inventory # 595159036
Synopsis:
This volume includes articles that explore the relationship between japanned decoration and seafaring narratives; assess the careers and work of Philadelphia cabinetmakers Benjamin Randolph and George G. Wright; contextualize marks, labels, and signatures used by American furniture makers during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; illustrate all of the known American turned chairs with board seats along with British and Continental antecedents; and provide source material for understanding period repairs and alterations.
Table of Contents
Editorial Statement –Luke Beckerdite
Benjamin Randolph Revisited –Andrew Brunk
American Board-Seated Turned Chairs, 1640-1740 –Robert F. Trent and John D. Alexander
From Apprentice to Master: The Life and Career of Philadelphia Cabinetmaker George G. Wright –Clark Pearce, Catherine Ebert, and Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley
Early American Furniture Makers' Marks –Philip D. Zimmerman
Reading Japanned Furniture –Ethan W. Lasser
The Written Evidence of Furniture Repairs and Alterations: How Original Is "All Original"? –Nancy Goyne Evans
BOOK REVIEWS
Recent Writing on American Furniture: A Bibliography –Gerald W. R. Ward
Index
About the Author: Luke Beckerdite is a decorative arts consultant living in Williamsburg, Virginia.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: American Furniture
Publisher: CHIPSTONE FOUND
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New