Download or read book The Cabinetmaker s Account written by Jay Robert Stiefel and published by American Philosophical Society Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "English joiner John Head (1688–1754) immigrated to Philadelphia in 1717 and became one of its most successful artisans and merchants. However, his prominence was lost to history until the author’s discovery of his account book at the Library of the American Philosophical Society. A find of great historical importance, Head’s account book is the earliest and most complete to have survived from any cabinetmaker working in British North America or in Great Britain. It chronicles the commerce, crafts, and lifestyles of early Philadelphia’s entire community: its shopkeeping, cabinetmaking, chairmaking, clockmaking, glazing, metalworking, needleworking, property development, agriculture, botany, livestock, transport, foodstuffs, drink, hardware, fabrics, furnishings, household wares, clothing, building materials, and export trade. Jay Robert Stiefel, historian of Colonial Philadelphia society and its material culture, presents the definitive interpretation of the John Head account book and introduces many other discoveries. The culmination of nearly 20 years of research, this new volume serves as an essential reference work on 18th-century Philadelphia, its furniture and material culture, as well as an intimate and detailed social history of the interactions among that era’s most talented artisans and successful merchants. Profusely illustrated and in large format, the book includes a foreword from furniture historian Adam Bowett and an introduction by historian Patrick Spero, Librarian and Director of the American Philosophical Society Library" -- Provided by publisher.
Download or read book John Townsend written by Morrison H. Heckscher and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2005 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Cabinetmakers written by William C. Ketchum (Jr.) and published by Crown. This book was released on 1995 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to catalog and illustrate American furniture that bears the signature, label, brand, impression, or ink stamp of its maker. An essential reference for all serious collectors, antiques dealers, auctioneers, and researchers. Iillustrations.
Download or read book The First American Furniture Finisher s Manual written by Robert D. Mussey and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First guidebook printed in America dealing with furniture finishing, preparing, cleaning surfaces, dyeing, staining, varnishing. Detailed procedures on French polishing, mirror silvering, gilding, Boulle-work marquetry, much more.
Download or read book The Joiner and Cabinet Maker written by Christopher Schwarz and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Cabinetmakers of America written by Ethel Hall Bjerkoe and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer s Guide written by George Hepplewhite and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-05-09 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magnificent reproduction of 1788 folio of Hepplewhite furnishings. Classic, highly valued work depicts chairs, stools, sofas, sideboards, beds, pedestals, desks, bookcases, tables, chests of drawers, wardrobes, fire screens, and many other items. 128 plates.
Download or read book American Cabinetmakers written by William C. Ketchum, Jr. and published by . This book was released on 1998-11-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to catalog and illustrate American furniture that bears the signature, label, brand, impression, or ink stamp of its maker. An essential reference for all serious collectors, antiques dealers, auctioneers, and researchers. Iillustrations.
Download or read book Making Things Work written by Nancy Hiller and published by . This book was released on 2019-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Construction of American Furniture Treasures written by Lester Margon and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 1975 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 340detailed drawings, complete text for 38 American masterpieces: Hepplewhite sideboard, Duncan Phyfe drop-leaf table, more. 38 plates, 54 photographs."
Download or read book Cabinetmakers written by Robert V. Heffernan and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the story of the greatest battle ever fought in American education-putting education in the President's Cabinet. The three-year drive to create the U.S. Department of Education pitted the nation's two largest teacher unions against each other, President Jimmy Carter against conservative Republicans, and tested the American tradition of local control against an emerging federal role in education. Told through the eyes of a young man, fresh out of college and in the center of the battle from his position on the U.S. Senate staff, CABINETMAKERS reveals the Washington political process unlike any other book ever written.
Download or read book The Dunlap Cabinetmakers written by Philip Zea and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Back by popular demand at a new, lower price - Complete materials lists and scaled drawings for 14 heirloom pieces - Fascinating background on the Dunlap family and its furniture The Dunlaps of New Hampshire began making fine furniture in the mid-1700s. Their distinctive tables, chests, chairs, and clockcases have their origins in the traditions that the Scots-Irish brought to the New World. Most Dunlap works are now in museums where they are studied by scholars, but thanks to the book's detailed scaled drawings and Donald Dunlap's construction notes, woodworkers can undertake the challenging proportions and ornament practiced by the Dunlaps. The 14 projects range from a simple knife box to an intricate tall clock and include a one-drawer stand, tea table, and desk. - knife box - one-drawer stand - card table - candle stand - folding stand - side chair - chest-on-frame - chest of drawers - dressing table - tea table - flat-top high chest of drawers - high chest of drawers with gallery - desk - tall clock
Download or read book The Gentleman and Cabinet maker s Director written by Thomas Chippendale and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book New England Furniture at Winterthur written by Nancy E. Richards and published by Winterthur Museum. This book was released on 1997 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume comprehensively explores the furniture industry of New England, detailing the impact of urban communities, especially Boston, as well as the pervasiveness of regionalism, which has attracted fresh attention from scholars. The importance of the export trade and the roles of specialists, particularly the upholsterer, also receive consideration. The variety of New England furniture - in form, in origin, and in ornament - is beautifully demonstrated. By articulating the technical aspects of the style, the book lays a groundwork for future scholars and provides a springboard for cultural studies using the Winterthur furniture collection. An intriguing narrative tale as well as an essential reference, this volume presents informative essays on various furniture forms, detailed entries on 225 individual objects, and a comprehensive index. It is the collaboration of several individuals: Nancy E. Richards and Nancy Goyne Evans, Winterthur's former senior curator and registrar, respectively; curator of furniture Wendy A. Cooper; conservator Michael S. Podmaniczky; and researcher Clare G. Noyes. Their expertise and insight broaden our understanding of the artisans, networks, and products of the extensive New England furniture trade in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Download or read book Modern Cabinetmaking written by William D. Umstattd and published by Goodheart-Wilcox Publisher. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern Cabinetmaking is a comprehensive text that covers cabinetmaking and woodworking techniques employed by custom cabinetmakers and home woodworkers. Content follows the logical order of the design and construction process and is accompanied by numerous illustrations. In addition to traditional materials and procedures, the chapters discuss the advances in woodworking technology, including manufactured panel products, 32mm construction, European hardware, ready-to-assemble casework, plate joinery, and other innovative topics. * Step-by-step instructions illustrate tool usage and assembly procedures. * Kitchen cabinets and design alternatives are discussed in detail, including the application of face frame and frameless construction.
Download or read book The Furniture Masterworks of John and Thomas Seymour written by Robert D. Mussey and published by Peabody Museum of Salem. This book was released on 2003 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An innovative social and cultural history of the British roots of Federal style furniture in Boston.
Download or read book American Furniture the Federal Period in the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum written by Henry Francis Du Pont and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2001 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The incomparable Winterthur Museum collection of beautiful and distinct Federal period American furniture is described and illustrated in this book, first published in 1978. Todays printing technology makes this book even more stunning, presenting beautiful photos of 491 pieces. The text explores the maker, place of origin, size, materials, dimensions, details of design and, most importantly, an evaluation of the merits of each piece. It is a history of the entire process of furniture making in Federal America. This is a classic encyclopedia for Federal period furniture enthusiasts, and a mine of information for everyone interested in the social and cultural history of the formative years of the United States.
