{"product_id":"american-furniture-1999-american-furniture-annual","title":"American Furniture 1999 (American Furniture Annual)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e American Furniture 1999 (American Furniture Annual) (Paperback, 340 pages) – Chipstone Foundation, 1999. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n The Palladian style in Rhode Island furniture, eighteenth-century Newport cabinet shops and the furniture-making trades, the influence of Windsor chairmaking in early Federal Rhode Island, Rhode Island influence in the work of two North Carolina cabinetmakers, the accounts of Job Townsend, Jr., Providence provenances and pitch-pediments, serpentine furniture of colonial Newport, plus the usual book reviews, and bibliography of recent writing.Table of ContentsThe Palladian Style in Rhode Island Furniture: Fly Tea Tables - Patricia E. KaneEighteenth-Century Cabinet Shops and the Furniture-Making Trades in Newport, Rhode Island - Mack HeadleyPolitics, Enterprise, and Design: The Nature and Influence of Windsor Chairmaking in Early Federal Rhode Island - Nancy Goyne EvansRhode Island Influence in the Work of Two North Carolina Cabinetmakers - John BivinsThe Accounts of Job Townsend, Jr. - Martha H. WilloughbyA Different Rhode Island Block and Shell Story: Providence Provenances and Pitch-Pediments - Wendy A. Cooper and Tara L. GleasonNew Insights on Early Rhode Island Furniture - Robert F. TrentAmerica's Contribution to Craftsmanship: The Exaltation and Interpretation of Newport Furniture - Gerald W. R. WardThe Serpentine Furniture of Colonial Newport - Philip ZeaBOOK REVIEWSUseful Improvements, Innumerable Temptations: Pursuing Refinement in Rural New England, 1750-1850, Philip Zea - Margaretta M. LovellThe Book of American Windsor Furniture: Styles and Technologies, John Kassay - Jean M. BurksGrand Rapids Furniture: The Story of America's Furniture City, Christian G. Carron, with contributions by Kenneth L. Ames, Jeffrey D. Kleiman, and Joel Lefever - Barry R. HarwoodThere's a Bed in the Piano: The Inside Story of the American Home, Myrna Kaye - Philip D. ZimmermanThe Chair: Rethinking Culture, Body, and Design, Galen Cranz - Philip D. ZimmermanMasterpieces of American Furniture from the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, edited by Anna Tobin D'Ambrosio - Heidi Nasstrom  \n        About the Author   Luke Beckerdite is a decorative arts consultant living in Williamsburg, Virginia.      ","brand":"Luke Beckerdite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46070174777578,"sku":"9781584650140","price":48.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/61CdHfd0gOL._SL1500.jpg?v=1781247240","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/american-furniture-1999-american-furniture-annual","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}