American Furniture and Decoration Colonial and Federal (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781432612719)

""American Furniture and Decoration Colonial and Federal"" by Edward Stratton Holloway is a comprehensive guide to the history and design of furniture and decorative arts in America from the 17th to the early 19th century. The book covers the Colonial and Federal periods, examining the various styles and influences that shaped American design during this time. It includes detailed descriptions and photographs of furniture, textiles, ceramics, silverware, and other decorative objects, as well as information on the craftsmen and artisans who created them. The book also explores the social and cultural context in which these objects were produced and used, providing a fascinating insight into the lives of early Americans. With its wealth of information and beautiful illustrations, ""American Furniture and Decoration Colonial and Federal"" is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of American design and decorative arts.1928. With 200 Illustrations. From the Foreword: By the practical method here adopted of illustrating and treating the furniture of each style by itself and in proper chronological order it becomes easy to distinguish the characteristics of each furniture-group, and so quickly to place, by the recognition of those qualities, any piece of furniture that one sees. These consecutive styles soon lie out in the mind like a map, upon any location in which a mental finger can unhesitatingly be set down. Transition pieces then cause no difficulty, for the characteristics of two styles in the one piece are recognized, and the article is assigned to its natural place between the two modes. To a degree that did not obtain in England, there was sometimes here the persistence of certain features of one style into the next, and this makes it all the more necessary to understand which features belong to each. Contents: The Colonial Styles: Jacobean or Stuart; William and Mary; Queen Anne-Early Georgian; Chippendale. The Federal Styles: Hepplewhite, Shearer, and Early Sheraton; American Directoire; American Empire. Decoration: Interior Architecture; Decorative Accessories.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Edward Stratton Holloway
ISBN-10: 1432612719
ISBN-13: 9781432612719
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 10/15/2004
Pages: 332
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d