THE ART AND MYSTERY OF TENNESSEE FURNITURE AND ITS MAKERS THROUGH 1850.

Williams, Derita Coleman; Nathan Harsh. C. Tracey Parks (editor).

ISBN 10: 0961596627 / ISBN 13: 9780961596620

Published by Nashville, TN: Tennessee Historical Society; Tennessee State Museum Foundation, 1988., 1988

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First edition (not stated) DATED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. [6], i-x, 1-344 pages. Hardcover: H 28.5cm x L 22cm. Dust jacket well rubbed; 3cm deep chip at front panel's bottom left; other small chips and wear at edges; front flap is not price-clipped. Brown cloth with bright gilt stamping to spine and front board. Author's six-line ink inscription "I hope you enjoy | our book - it | represents many | hours of work. | Derita | November 1988" on the title page; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. A near fine copy in a very good- dust jacket. Landmark monograph regarding Tennessee furniture now long out-of-print and a much sought collector reference. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 4.25 pounds (1.92 kg) and will require additional postage and insurance for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0961596627.

Seller Inventory # PXZP-18694

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE ART AND MYSTERY OF TENNESSEE FURNITURE AND ITS MAKERS THROUGH 1850.
• Publisher: Nashville, TN: Tennessee Historical Society; Tennessee State Museum Foundation, 1988.
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0961596627
• ISBN 13: 9780961596620
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Decorative Arts

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Synopsis

This pioneering study has been meticulously assembled through extensive fieldwork throughout Tennessee. Lifestyles of Tennesseans prior to 1850 ranged from mountain cabins to plantation mansions and the furnishings were designed to accommodate either setting. Here is a variety of desks, bookcases, and secretaries; sideboards, presses, cupboards, dressers, wardrobes, bureaus and bedsteads; sugar chests and cellarets; candlestands and shaving stands and washstands; cradles, bed steps, chairs, benches, sofas, and tables in dozens of sizes, uses, and names.
Featuring many pieces from private collections never before documented, The Art and Mystery of Tennessee Furniture chronicles the originality of design and decoration, the choices of woods, and the simplicity and sophistication that signifies "made in Tennessee." The authors consider sources of labor, location of shops, volume of production, and marketing techniques. Just as important, the authors have conducted exhaustive research into the identities of Tennessee artisans and the furniture industry, and the book includes a checklist of 1,400 furniture makers working in Tennessee prior to 1850. This will be the definitive study for years to come.