Download or read book The Pennsylvania German Decorated Chest written by Monroe Fabian and published by Schiffer Book for Collectors. This book was released on 2004 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic, with more than 250 illustrations, this book is a visual feast of decorated chests. It is the preeminent encyclopedia of Pennsylvania German blanket chests. New color photography has been added for some of the original chests, and recent scholarship has produced some new information, attributions and other information.
Download or read book The Pennsylvania German Decorated Chest written by Monroe H. Fabian and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most engaging of such objects is the chest, about which this book is concerned. An ancient style of furniture, at once for sitting and for storage, the chest became the repository of an individual's goods: his (or her) clothes, linens, treasures. When in the eighteenth-century the Germans came in droves to America--to Pennsylvania--they brought the chest and the nascent individualism it represented with them. The majority of these pieces were either finished or simply painted, but the minority of inlaid or paint-decorated chests are the classic pieces of Pennsylvania-German decorative art to this day. -- Pg. 14.
Download or read book Pennsylvania German Painted Chests written by Ester Stevens Fraser and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes an article by Fraser about Pennsylvania German painted chests from the collection of Clarence Wilson Brazer (p. 27-34), extracts from early newspaper advertisements for Windsor chairs and their makers (p. 35-39).
Download or read book The Pennsylvania German Decorated Chest written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Pennsylvania German Decorated Chest written by Monroe H. Fabian and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most engaging of such objects is the chest, about which this book is concerned. An ancient style of furniture, at once for sitting and for storage, the chest became the repository of an individual's goods: his (or her) clothes, linens, treasures. When in the eighteenth-century the Germans came in droves to America--to Pennsylvania--they brought the chest and the nascent individualism it represented with them. The majority of these pieces were either finished or simply painted, but the minority of inlaid or paint-decorated chests are the classic pieces of Pennsylvania-German decorative art to this day. -- Pg. 14.
Download or read book Decorating the Pennsylvania German Chest written by Frances Lichten and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pennsylvania Germans written by Simon J. Bronner and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION: Pennsylvania German Studies -- PART 1 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY -- 1. The Old World Background -- 2. To the New World: Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries -- 3. Communities and Identities: Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Centuries -- PART 2 CULTURE AND SOCIETY -- 4. The Pennsylvania German Language -- 5. Language Use among Anabaptist Groups -- 6. Religion -- 7. The Amish -- 8. Literature -- 9. Agriculture and Industries -- 10. Architecture and Cultural Landscapes -- 11. Furniture and Decorative Arts -- 12. Fraktur and Visual Culture -- 13. Textiles -- 14. Food and Cooking -- 15. Medicine -- 16. Folklore and Folklife -- 17. Education -- 18. Heritage and Tourism -- 19. Popular Culture and Media -- References -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Color plates follow page
Download or read book Pennsylvania German Painted Furniture written by Roy H. Dundore and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pennsylvania Dutch Stuff written by Earl F. Robacker and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2016-02-05 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative work was, at the time of its first publication, the first full-length book to cover in detail the collecting of Pennsylvania "Dutch" furnishings and crafts. It was subsequently redesigned and enlarged, to make it again available in this more ample format it deserves. The Pennsylvania Dutch country may be said to have been "discovered" by collectors in the 1920s and 1930s. These unique people, with their old-world customs and colorful folk art, have created in America an authentic genre, with a flavor much in vogue among experienced decorators, as well as amateur collectors. Earl F. Robacker, a native Pennsylvanian and a collector himself, introduces this volume with a general discussion of characteristic Dutch country art forms and craftsmanship, emphasizing its authentic "peasant" quality in contrast to the more elegant styles of other early American furnishings. Chapter by chapter he discusses typical pieces of furniture, china, kitchenware and other articles, giving careful descriptions of each important piece, its availability, and most important, the rules for a collector to keep in mind when on the trail of real Pennsylvania Dutch "stuff." This volume offers a thorough orientation in Pennsylvania Dutch country antiques and makes fascinating reading for anyone interested in the general subject of old furnishings. As the first volume to assemble the scattered and fragmentary information on the subject, it is an invaluable guide for those who merely want to achieve authentic atmosphere in home decoration. Many fine illustrations supplement the text, and a partial list of museum collections gives additional guidance. The book contains a full discussion of the basic principles of Pennsylvania Dutch decoration, and an appraisal of the quality of reproductions available on the market.
Download or read book The Carnation Chests written by Helen Cain and published by . This book was released on with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Home Craft Course in Pennsylvania German Painted Furniture written by Roy H. Dundore and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Treasure Chests written by Lon Schleining and published by Taunton Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From time immemorial, people have used chests to protect their greatest valuables. In this work, Lon Schleining offers a highly visual guided tour of the world's most ancient and enduring furniture form.
Download or read book Home Craft Course in Decorating the Pennsylvania German Chest written by Frances Lichten and published by . This book was released on 1944* with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Home Craft Course Pennsylvania German painted furniture written by and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Boxes Chests written by Alan Bridgewater and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book features traditional country boxes and chests which represent pieces created and used in American homes before the age of mass production. It shows how to reproduce these historical boxes and chests for the home. They include a New England knife tray, a painted Pennsylvania German dowry chest, a New England candle box and pipe box, a pencil box, a six-board chest, a cottage writing box and a carved pine chest.
Download or read book Making Authentic Pennsylvania Dutch Furniture written by John G. Shea and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-12-27 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richly illustrated guide to Pennsylvania Dutch culture and craftsmanship, including measured drawings for building 50 representative pieces: chairs, tables, desks, many more. 250 illustrations. Bibliography.
Download or read book The Pennsylvania German Style of Illumination written by Donald A. Shelley and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
