American Furniture (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780976734413)

This volume includes articles that explore the relationship between japanned decoration and seafaring narratives; assess the careers and work of Philadelphia cabinetmakers Benjamin Randolph and George G. Wright; contextualize marks, labels, and signatures used by American furniture makers during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; illustrate all of the known American turned chairs with board seats along with British and Continental antecedents; and provide source material for understanding period repairs and alterations.

Author: Luke Beckerdite
ISBN-10: 0976734419
ISBN-13: 9780976734413
Publisher: Chipstone Foundation
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2008
Pages: 308
Format: Paperback
Weight: 3.13lbs
Size: 10.91h x 8.53w x 0.91d