American Furniture 2006 (American Furniture Annual)

Book info: American Furniture 2006 (American Furniture Annual) (Paperback, 304 pages) – Chipstone Foundation, 2006. Language: English.

Acknowledged as the journal of record in its field, American Furniture presents new research on furniture design, use, production, and appreciation. Begun in 1993, this award-winning annual provides a comprehensive forum on furniture history, technology, connoisseurship, and conservation by the foremost scholars in the field. It is the only interdisciplinary journal devoted exclusively to furniture made or used in the Americas from the seventeenth century to the present.Table of ContentsEditorial Statement Ne Plus Ultra: Scottish Design and Colonial Virginia Furniture, 17301775 1820 To Superintend the Necessary Repairs: The Careers and Work of William and Washington Tuck 1819 –Matthew A. ThurlowBook ReviewsRecent Writing on American Furniture: A Bibliography –Gerald W. R. WardIndex Editorial Reviews About the Author Luke Beckerdite is a decorative arts consultant living in Williamsburg, Virginia.