American Furniture 2001 (American Furniture Annual)

Book info: American Furniture 2001 (American Furniture Annual) (Paperback, 300 pages) – Chipstone Foundation, 2001. Language: English.

This volume includes articles on mannerist furniture from a Northern Essex County, Massachusetts shop, the career and work of David Evans, early New York turned chairs, the Lisle desk-and-bookcase from Rhode Island, a Salem cabinetmakers' price book, two early eighteenth-century Schränke, as well as book reviews and bibliography.Table of ContentsFirst Flowers of the Wilderness: Mannerist Furniture from a Northern Essex County, Massachusetts, Shop - Robert F. Trent, Peter Follansbee, and Alan MillerWhen Good Cabinetmakers Made Bad Furniture: The Career and Work of David Evans - Eleanore P. GadsdenEarly New York Turned Chairs: A Stoelendraaier's Conceit - Erik GronningThe Lisle Desk-and-Bookcase: A Rhode Island Icon - Brock JobeA Salem Cabinetmakers' Price Book - Dean Thomas LahikainenTwo Early Eighteenth-Century Schränke: Rare Survivals of the German Joiner's Art in the Hudson River Valley - Peter M. KennyBook ReviewsThe White House: Its Historic Furnishings and First Families, Betty C. Monkman - Elisabeth D. GarrettEarly American Decorative Arts, 1620-1860: A Handbook for Interpreters, Rosemary Troy Krill with Pauline K. Eversmann - Gilian Ford ShallcrossRural New England Furniture: People, Place, and Production, Peter Benes, editor - Anne WoodhouseAmerican Furniture: Understanding Styles, Construction, and Quality, John T. Kirk - Ted Landsmark Editorial Reviews From the Publisher 8 1/2 x 11 trim. 300 illus. (75 color). End-papers. About the Author Luke Beckerdite is a decorative arts consultant living in Williamsburg, Virginia.