The Furniture Masterworks of John and Thomas Seymour

Mussey, Robert D.

ISBN 10: 0883891263 / ISBN 13: 9780883891261

Published by Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, 2003

About this Item

462 pages, comprehensively illustrated in colour and black and white. Published in conjunction with, and as a catalogue for the exhibition 'Luxury and Innovation : The Furniture Masterworks of John and Thomas Seymour'. This was the first major exhibition of the work of John and Thomas Seymour, two English émigrés who played a significant role in shaping New England's artistic heritage during one of the most pivotal chapters in American history. Hb in dw, a fine, as new copy, with a Peabody Essex Museum slip, signed by the author, enclosed for mounting as required. Now scarce. Seller Inventory # 004053

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Furniture Masterworks of John and Thomas...

Publisher: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts

Publication Date: 2003

Binding: Cloth Covered Boards

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: See Description

Edition: First Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

The Peabody Essex Museum is pleased to present the first major exhibition of the work of John and Thomas Seymour, two English emigres who played a significant role in shaping New England's artistic heritage during one of the most pivotal chapters in American history. During the Federal period, from the 1780s to the 1820s, the Federal government took shape, along with many of the values and ideals that we live with today. It was also an era that adopted the classical style inspired by the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome as suitable for all branches of the creative arts. The style went through several different phases, but its salient features - fine proportion, symmetrical arrangement of parts, and decorative details copied from ancient buildings and furniture - remained constant and continue to be a vital part of America's decorative vocabulary.

About the Author:

Robert Mussey is the principal of Robert Mussey Associates, and founded the furniture conservation laboratory at the Society for the Perseveration of New England Antiquities in Boston.