The Pine Furniture of Early New England

The Pine Furniture of Early New England

Author: Russell H. Kettell

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 1956-01-01

Total Pages: 483

ISBN-13: 0486201457

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Working plans and drawings for the amateur carpenter are included in this guide to the pine furniture of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries


Art & Industry in Early America

Art & Industry in Early America

Author: Patricia E. Kane

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2016-01-01

Total Pages: 509

ISBN-13: 0300217846

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This book presents new information on the export trade, patronage, artistic collaboration, and the small-scale shop traditions that defined early Rhode Island craftsmanship. This stunning volume features more than 200 illustrations of beautifully constructed and carved objects—including chairs, high chests, bureau tables, and clocks—that demonstrate the superb workmanship and artistic skill of the state’s furniture makers.


New England Furniture at Williamsburg

New England Furniture at Williamsburg

Author: Barry A. Greenlaw

Publisher: Colonial Williamsburg

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780879350192

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This catalog illustrates and describes 164 pieces of New England furniture in the Colonial Williamsburg collection, including examples of nearly every type of household furniture made and used during the colonial period.


The Encyclopedia of Furniture

The Encyclopedia of Furniture

Author: Joseph Aronson

Publisher: Potter Style

Published: 1961-12-13

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 0517037351

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A completely revised edition, covering every period and development to the present, the designers and makers, the woods and other materials, the architecture and decoration. 2,000 photographs. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.


Drawing on America's Past

Drawing on America's Past

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Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9780807827949

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This book presents watercolor renderings along with a selection of the artifacts in the Index of American Design, a visual archive of decorative, folk, and popular arts made in America from the colonial period to about 1900. Three essays explore the history, operation, and ambitions of the Index of American Design, examine folk art collecting in America during the early decades of the twentieth century, and consider the Index's role in the search for a national cultural identity in the early twentieth-century United States.


Making Authentic Country Furniture

Making Authentic Country Furniture

Author: John G. Shea

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2014-05-05

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0486144194

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DIVIllustrated exploration of principal designs used in North America over past 400 years. 95 measured drawings enable woodworkers to construct for candlestand, pedestal table, rocker, corner cupboard, cradle, armoire, many more. /div


The 1912 and 1915 Gustav Stickley Craftsman Furniture Catalogs

The 1912 and 1915 Gustav Stickley Craftsman Furniture Catalogs

Author: Gustav Stickley

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1991-01-01

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9780486266763

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With over 200 detailed illustrations and descriptions, these two catalogs are essential reading and reference materials and identification guides for Stickley furniture. Among the items depicted and described are chairs, rockers, stools, settles, desks, library tables, music cabinets, drop-leaf tables, nests of tables, chests of drawers, sideboards, china cabinets and dressing tables.