Shaker Chair

Charles R Muller, Timothy D Rieman, Stephen Metzger, Timothy D Rieman, Jerry Grant,

ISBN 10: 0764317393 / ISBN 13: 9780764317392

Published by Schiffer Publishing July 2007, 2007

About this Item

Examines the styles and production techniques of chairs made by ten Shaker communities during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Presents the chairs and their history through historical and contemporary photographs, extensive journal and account book references, diaries, postcards, catalog advertisements, and detailed line drawings. An essential resource for collectors, historians, designers, and devotees of antique furniture.

Seller Inventory # 51196

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Shaker Chair
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing July 2007
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764317393
• ISBN 13: 9780764317392
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Used - Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Furniture - American

About this title

Synopsis

For well over a century, the world has noted the distinctive chairs made by Shaker communities throughout the eastern United States. A writer for House Beautiful suggested at the beginning of the twentieth century that "If you own a Shaker chair, preserve it with great care, for it will soon be considered an antique, and a rare one at that." In this definitive book, that statement is verified as the authors examine in depth the styles and production techniques of chairs made at ten Shaker communities during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Historical and contemporary photographs, extensive journal and account book references, diaries, postcards, catalog advertisements, and detailed line drawings are all used to document the chairs' history. Readers will find valuable information on identification of chair types and origins as well as an analysis of design and construction. An essential resource for collectors, historians, designers, and devotees of antique furniture.

About the Author

Charles R. Muller is former editor of Antique Review. He previously wrote The Shaker Way as well as numerous articles on antiques and the Shakers. He lives in Ohio. Timothy Rieman is a furniture maker and restorer from New York state who previously wrote The Complete Book of Shaker Furniture.