Guide to the Winterthur Library
Guide to the Winterthur Library

Author: Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts & Printed Ephemera

Publisher: Winterthur Museum

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 660

ISBN-13: 9780912724614

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This guide to the Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera, named for Winterthur's first curator, provides descriptive information for the primary research material held in the collection. The Downs Collection acquires materials from the mid seventeenth century through the twentieth century that document American lifestyles, concentrating on the domestic scene and activities within the household and art. It includes such items as diaries, business accounts of craftsmen whose products decorated dwelling houses, family papers, tax records, construction of homes, artists' sketchbooks, wills and household inventories, children's toys and games, and scrapbooks and journals. Items from individuals famous in American history rest alongside materials from people who led routine lives yet still contributed to the development of America. An extensive microform collection, including copies of material owned by other public repositories and private individuals, supplements the manuscript holdings. Hardcover is un-jacketed.

American Furniture, the Federal Period, in the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum
American Furniture, the Federal Period, in the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum

Author: Henry Francis Du Pont

Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 9780764314063

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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.