Furniture And Its Makers Of Chester County Pennsylvania
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Author |
: Margaret Berwind Schiffer |
Publisher |
: Schiffer Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 456 |
Release |
: 1966 |
ISBN-10 |
: MINN:31951001598525C |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (5C Downloads) |
Synopsis Furniture and Its Makers of Chester County, Pennsylvania by : Margaret Berwind Schiffer
This book is a 476-page survey of furniture craftsmen working in Chester County, Pennsylvania from its founding in 1682 to 1850 when there was a recognized decline in the handicraft tradition. The settlers included predominently English Quakers for the first half century, after which numbers of Scotch-Irish Presbyterians, Welsh Baptists, Irish Quakers, and Germans became equally important and, later, had major influence in the county. The hand made furniture from the county has certain distinguishing features which are explained in the well-researched text, and illustrated in 175 photographs. Hundreds of cabinetmakers and other craftsmen are profiled in detail from their contemporary public records. The work is an important reference for furniture and social historians alike.
Author |
: Nancy Goyne Evans |
Publisher |
: Hudson Hills |
Total Pages |
: 268 |
Release |
: 1997 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1555950647 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781555950644 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis American Windsor Furniture by : Nancy Goyne Evans
The indispensable companion volume to Hudson Hills Press' phenomenal American Windsor Chairs.
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Release |
: 1975 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:54036122 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis Information on Furniture Makers of Chester County, Pa Compiled by Bart Anderson as a Supplement to "Furniture and Its Makers of Chester County, Pa" by Margaret Schiffer by :
Author |
: Nancy Goyne Evans |
Publisher |
: UPNE |
Total Pages |
: 519 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781584654933 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1584654937 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis Windsor-chair Making in America by : Nancy Goyne Evans
The definitive work on the production of Windsor furniture, from one of America's premier authorities.
Author |
: David Jaffee |
Publisher |
: University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages |
: 424 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780812222005 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0812222008 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Synopsis A New Nation of Goods by : David Jaffee
A New Nation of Goods highlights the significant role of provincial artisans in four crafts in the northeastern United States—chairmaking, clockmaking, portrait painting, and book publishing—to explain the shift from preindustrial society to an entirely new configuration of work, commodities, and culture.
Author |
: Margaret Berwind Schiffer |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 424 |
Release |
: 1974 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105037174005 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Synopsis Chester County, Pennsylvania Inventories, 1684-1850 by : Margaret Berwind Schiffer
Author |
: Frances Gruber Safford |
Publisher |
: Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Total Pages |
: 465 |
Release |
: 2007 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781588392336 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1588392333 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis American Furniture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art by : Frances Gruber Safford
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.
Author |
: Charles Santore |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 284 |
Release |
: 1981 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCSD:31822003240215 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Windsor Style in America by : Charles Santore
Author |
: Philip Zimmerman |
Publisher |
: Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages |
: 271 |
Release |
: 2023-06-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781538182710 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1538182718 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Storied Past: Collections of the Historic Odessa by : Philip Zimmerman
A Storied Past: Collections of the Historic Odessa captures the historical character and significance of two important late-18th-century houses, each of which retains a high percentage of original furnishings and locally made objects. Over the past several years, the collections have undergone careful examination and interpretation. One hundred are published along with four interpretive chapters. Relatively few historic sites have received this level of investigative treatment. Additionally, several of the hitherto-unpublished objects relate to others already in the decorative and fine arts lexicon. Using rich archival and genealogical sources, Philip D. Zimmerman brings to light here for the first time an extraordinary array of decorative and fine arts from the collections at the Historic Odessa Foundation. This well-documented group of family objects provides an intimate glimpse into the daily life of members of the Corbit and Wilson families in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries and also sheds light on the history of Odessa, Delaware, and the larger region. Particularly strong holdings of furniture made by John Janvier and his talented sons and nephew allow informative contrasts with products made in Delaware, Philadelphia, and elsewhere. Needlework and other textiles made by Corbit and Wilson women characterize their handiwork. Other objects tell other stories. Some, labeled by their nineteenth-century owners for posterity, document evolving trends in early collecting and historic preservation. The richly illustrated book includes more than 200 photographs, including many details and historic images, along with careful physical descriptions and historical documentation. Meticulously researched and elegantly written, A Storied Past illuminates a wealth of furnishings, works of art, and artifacts with common provenances and interlocking histories and places them into the artistic, social, and historical contexts of their time. The collections documented here furnish the Corbit-Sharp (1774) and Wilson-Warner (1769) houses, built on adjoining lots by a tanner and a merchant and now maintained by the Historic Odessa Foundation. Subsequent generations valued and preserved the two houses and many furnishings. The Wilson house opened in 1923 as the first historic house museum in Delaware. The Corbit house remained in family hands until H. Rodney Sharp bought it in 1938 to preserve it. Furniture owned in the family of John Janvier, the noted cabinetmaker in Odessa, was added in the 1970s, and the Foundation has continued to acquire Corbit and Wilson family furnishings as well as locally made furniture in the years since. Those interested in historic houses and late 18th and early 19th century life, American antique collectors (especially of furniture), and those with local interests will find this book interesting.
Author |
: Rosemary Troy Krill |
Publisher |
: Rowman Altamira |
Total Pages |
: 280 |
Release |
: 2010-08-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780759119468 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0759119465 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Synopsis Early American Decorative Arts, 1620-1860 by : Rosemary Troy Krill
Winterthur Museum is world renowned for its decorative arts collections and its exceptional educational programs. Adapted from the training materials developed at the museum, the revised and enhanced Early American Decorative Arts, 1620-1860: A Handbook for Interpreters is an indispensable guide for anyone involved with interpretation of decorative arts collections. Early American Decorative Arts, 1620-1860 elucidates the principles of public interpretation, explains how to analyze objects, and defines the concept of style. Eighteen chapters provide comprehensive descriptions of decorative arts including furniture, ceramics, textiles, paintings and prints, metalwork, glass, and other objects. Many museums and historic sites display such collections to thousands of visitors annually. Guides, interpreters, educators, and collection managers will find this book a helpful summary and a guide to further research. This enhanced edition includes now includes a CD featuring beautiful color images of the more than 170 black-and-white photographs in the book, bringing the Winterthur collections to life on your computer and in your classroom. Published in cooperation with Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library.