American Furniture 1994 (American Furniture Annual)
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (790 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0874516811 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 276 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Four Stars" according to ann Hall. Very good---thorough
Chart. From the Publisher 8 1/2 x 11 trim. 275 illus. (51 color). . End-papers. 2 figs
Topics covered in this volume include repairs and structural problems in Windsor furniture, architect-designed furniture in eighteenth-century Virginia, cabinet-maker and interior decorator Leon Marcotte, John Cogswell and Boston Bombe furniture, New York's distinctive, early Baroque oval tables, Huguenot tradesmen and the French Baroque style, a Masonic master's chair, English pattern books in eighteenth-century America, the work of Clotworthy Stephenson, William Hodgson and Henry Ingle in Richmond, Virginia, 1787 - 1806, as well as book reviews and a bibliography of current writing.
Luke Beckerdite is currently a decorative arts consultant living in Williamsburg, Virginia. He was previously an antique dealer and consultant and a research associate at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts.