Metropolitan Furniture of the Georgian Years
Metropolitan Furniture of the Georgian Years

Author: F. Lewis Hinckley

Publisher: New York University Press

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13:

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According to all British lay authorities on Old English Furntiture, all of the bona fide Georgian masterpieces illustrated in this volume were designed and executed somewhere in England. Through extensive and detailed comparative studies, Hinckley contradicts popular theory and maintains that the masterpieces were produced in Dublin, Ireland. This edition contains photos of some 322 examples (more than five times the number of illustrated examples than first appeared in the 1953 volume). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Georgian Gothic
Georgian Gothic

Author: Peter Lindfield

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 1783271272

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Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index

Furniture from British India and Ceylon
Furniture from British India and Ceylon

Author: Amin Jaffer

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13:

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Furniture from British India and Ceylon is divided into two sections. The introductory chapters provide contextual background and discuss subjects such as the British response to things Indian, the domestic interior and factors which shaped its appearance, and the sources of furniture. Amin Jaffer provides a reconstruction of the complex furniture trade between East and West, offering new insights into the relationship between European, Chinese and Indian craftsmen which shed light on the difficulty of correctly attributing colonialfurniture. The second section is an extensive catalogue of two hundred pieces from the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum. Each piece of furniture is illustrated, often with more than one view, and contextual illustrations, including many unusual and evocative images of domestic interiors and craftsmen at work, are provided throughout the book.

19 Century America
19 Century America

Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 1970

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 0870990047

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This book illustrates and discusses 300 prime objects displayed in the 1970 exhibition of American decorative arts displayed during the Centennial exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1970. Presented as a series of lavish room settings and galleries, the exhibit included pieces in the 19th century’s principal styles of furniture and decorative arts--Federal, Empire, Gothic, rococo, Renaissance, art nouveau, and reform. Objects featured in this book include various pieces of furniture, silver, glass, ceramics, and metalwork from the Museum’s American wing.

American Furniture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
American Furniture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 0870994271

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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.

A History of Interior Design
A History of Interior Design

Author: John F. Pile

Publisher: Laurence King Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13: 1856694186

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Delivers the inside story on 6,000 years of personal and public space. John Pile acknowledges that interior design is a field with unclear boundaries, in which construction, architecture, the arts and crafts, technology and product design all overlap.

Masterpieces of Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings
Masterpieces of Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings

Author: Verna Cook Salomonsky

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 2015-11-24

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 0486170225

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Well-known, richly illustrated reference work, consulted by generations of collectors, curators, dealers, historians, and craftsmen. Each of 101 furniture masterpieces is characterized by a photograph, descriptive text, and several measured drawings.