Download or read book The Colonial Furniture of New England microform written by Irving Whitall Lyon and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Southern Furniture 1680 1830 written by Ronald Hurst and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 1997-09-01 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a history of the South's cabinetmaking traditions
Download or read book The Practical Book of Period Furniture written by Harold Donaldson Eberlein and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Furniture of the Colonial Period written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Colonial Furniture in America written by Luke Vincent Lockwood and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Furniture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1985 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication documents The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection of early colonial furniture and presents a broad spectrum of furniture forms made in America during the 17th and early 18th centuries, including chairs and other seating, tables, boxes, various types of chests and cupboards, dressing tables, and desks. The volume also includes prime examples of the different modes of ornamentation in fashion during that period. Over 140 objects are thoroughly described, with detailed information given on each one's construction, condition, dimensions, materials, and inscriptions and other marks, as well as provenance and exhibition history. Every object is explained in terms of the styles and craftsmanship of the period and evaluated in light of comparative pieces in public and private collections throughout the country. Also included is one appendix containing photographic details of construction and decorative elements, and another with line drawings explaining furniture terms and showing various types of joints and moldings. This is the first volume in a series of two that is dedicated to American furniture in the Museum. -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
Download or read book Making Colonial Furniture written by James M. O'Neill and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expert, illustrated hands-on guide enables even beginners to make 24 authentic pieces: butter churn table, pedestal table, apothecary chest, deacons' bench, dry sink, hutch, more. Exploded drawings help visualize construction. Detailed instructions plus advice on wood, gluing and clamping, finishing, hardware, more. 74 black-and-white illustrations.
Download or read book Working Drawings of Colonial Furniture written by Frederick J. Bryant and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 1922 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Colonial Furniture written by Donald Millar and published by Algrove Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Colonial Grandeur in Philadelphia written by Nicholas B. Wainwright and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Furniture from British India and Ceylon written by Amin Jaffer and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference for collectors, dealers, and scholars discusses colonial Indian furniture and the material culture of British India, in which local craftsmen used their skills to adapt to Western styles, producing a hybrid form which is in some ways typically English but unmistakably Indian. The four chapters by Jaffer (research fellow, Victoria and Albert Museum) provide a contextual background and discuss life in early British India, furnishings and the domestic interior, the availability and acquisition of furniture, and the Indian consumption of Western furniture and decorative articles. The catalogue contains color and b & w illustrations of 200 pieces from the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum, accompanied by descriptions, historical details, and notes on provenance, literature, exhibitions, and other relevant facts. Oversize: 9.5x11.25". Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book American Furniture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art written by Frances Gruber Safford and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2007 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Metropolitan Museum's preeminent collection of early colonial furniture is expertly documented in this long-awaited publication. It covers the full spectrum of furniture forms made during the 17th and early 18th centuries--from chairs and other seating to tables, boxes, various types of chests and cupboards, and desks. Each of the 141 objects is thoroughly described with detailed information on provenance, construction, condition, inscriptions, dimensions, and materials. Photographed anew in color for this volume, each piece is explicated in terms of the styles and craftsmanship of the period and is evaluated in light of comparative pieces in public and private collections throughout the country. One appendix contains photographic details of construction and decorative elements, and another has drawings of joints and moldings.
Download or read book Colonial Revival Furniture written by David P. Lindquist and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past few years more and more people have bacome interested in colonial furniture and an illustrated guide to identifying forms, styles and manufacturers has become increasingly necessary. This price guide fills the gap in the market, and focusses particularly on furniture made between 1875 and 1940 in Early American styles ranging from Chippendale and Tudor to Empire.
Download or read book The Colonial Furniture of New England written by Irving Whitall Lyon and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Boston Furniture of the Eighteenth Century written by Colonial Society of Massachusetts and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. 1,3,5-8,10-14,17-21,74-28,32,34-35,38,42-43,1892-1956 are its Transactions.
Download or read book Working Drawings of Colonial Furniture written by Frederick John Bryant and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 1922 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The names Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Sheraton have been well secured in the annals of master furniture-makers, but few authors up until now have endeavored to produce a technical how-to guide that follows in the masters' footsteps. Clear technical drawings, accompanied by historical context and explanation, walk the reader through the techniques used in Early American furniture.?Whether a journeyman furniture-maker or period historian, this collection invites the reader into the quiet world of handsaws, chisels and woodcraft the colonial way.?
Download or read book Colonial Furniture in America written by Luke Vincent Lockwood and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2018-02-03 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
