This bibliography of the study of household furnishings used in the United States from the seventeenth century to the early twentieth century contains twenty-one sections. Each section begins with an essay that outlines the development of scholarship in the files and points toward new directions for research with annotated entries on the most ...
New England, especially Boston, was a center of the silversmith's art and craft in early America. In this volume, eleven distinguished scholars from museums and universities examine the styles, forms, and functions of silver from the time of John Hull and Robert Sanderson in the mid-seventeenth century through the career of Paul Revere in the ...
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Jobe, Brock (Foreward By); Zea, Philip; Ward, Gerald W. R.; Sloane, Jeanne; Beckerdite, Luke, Kaye, Myrna; Et Al (Essays By)
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Description: B&W illustrations. Very good, wraps (softcover) spine faded as usual. 354pp. "Old-Time New England-The Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities-Volume 72. " Subjects of the essays include: Hadley Chest; Connecticut Cupboards; Newport Furniture industy; Carving Practices in 18th century Boston; Introduction to Portsmouth Furniture; Vermont Furniture; and more. read more
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Brock (Foreward By); Zea, Philip; Ward, Gerald W. R.; Sloane, Jeanne; Beckerdite, Luke, Kaye, Myrna; Et Al (Essays By) Jobe
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Edition: 1st Wraps Edition
Binding: Stapled Wraps
Publisher: Essex Institute
Date Published: 1978
Description: Very Good. Set of seven booklets, each one covering a different historic house in Salem, Massachusetts. All booklets in very good condition housed in good slipcase with some light soiling. read more
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Zea, Philip, Ward, Gerald W.R., Sloane, Jeanne Vibert, Beckerdite, Luke, Jobe, Brock W., Kaye, Myrna & Hosley, William N. (Edito
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Edition: First edition. Paperback Edition
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
Date Published: 1987
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. light rubbing, extremity wear, 1" corner crack on back wrapper otherwise a near fine copy. 354 p. Includes illustrations. Glued Binding Trade Paper, 218 illustrations Essays in Memory of Benno M. Forman; Each illustration in the book has a caption that cites the name of the object and, when known, the mker, place and date of origin, materials and measurements, owner and photographer, and provenance of that object. read more
Description: As new. Essays by Lasse B. Antonsen, Jennifer L. Atkinson, Gail M. Brown, Jonathan L. Fairbanks, Barbara B. Goldberg. ISBN 0934358036. (Exhibition Catalogue). Copyright 2003. 56 pages. Color photographs of jewelry, textiles, furniture, ceramics, glass, metal, &c. 8x10", paperback. read more
Binding: Hardbound.
Publisher: Yale University Art Gallery
Date Published: 1978
Description: VG-with one small bump to top of back cover. Includes chronologies and photographs of both. Navy blue cloth with gold and white lettering; 121 pp. with several bw photographs. read more
Description: Winterthur, DE: The Henry Francis du Pont Winterarthur Museum, 1988. 8vo. Tan cloth, pictorial dust jacket. vi, 360pp. Illustrations. Fine/near fine. First edition. Interesting collection of essays on the history of American furniture. read more
Edition: 1st
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: MFA Publications
Date Published: 2001
Description: Very Good in None jacket. Softcover 111 pages. Published in conjunction with the exhibtion "American Folk" organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, from April 8 to August 5, 2001. Color illustrated soft cover, numerous color plates throughout, features work of 36 identified artists. Light wear to cover; overall a clean, tight copy. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Yale University Art Gallery
Date Published: 1982
Description: Softcover, owner name, very slight foxing to endpaper. very good with light wear. Numerous illustrations, some in color, including excellent color spread of 100 inlay patterns. Quite uncommon. read more
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Hidden Treasures: Searching for Masterpieces of American Furniture
