Name/Title
American Colonial Furniture in Scaled DrawingsEntry/Object ID
2004.004.0077Description
The classic simplicity and restrained ornamentation of American Colonial furniture are brought into sharp focus with this useful reference work and source of practical plans and ideas. Fifty-five plates of crisp-line, rendered-to-scale drawings reveal the essence and appeal of Colonial-era furnishings, including chests of drawers, highboys, Windsor chairs, high-backed chairs, desks, sideboards, a variety of tables, sofas, clocks, bedspreads, looking glasses. Contains detailed close-ups of finials, turnings, carvings, moldings, and hidden features of inner construction. First published in 1895, these plates were rendered by Alvan Crocker Nye, a professional architect with a keen interest in American furniture.
55 p., ill., 29 cm., paperbackCollection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2004.004.Source or Donor
New Library Catalog Records (2004)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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BookNomenclature Sub-Class
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Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Fine Arts, Decorative arts; applied arts; decoration and ornament, Interior and house decoration, Furniture, History of furniture, Furniture, Colonial--United States--Drawings, Furniture, Early American--DrawingsBook Details
Author
Nye, Alvan CrockerPublisher
Dover PublicationsDate Published
1982Call No.
NK2406 .N9 1982ISBN
0-485-21560-1LCCN
82-7306Notes
Copy No.: 0Location
Location
Building
NRH Research RoomCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Building
NR Docent LibraryCategory
PermanentGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: Reprint. Unabridged republication of the work originally published in 1895 by William Helburn, under the title "A Collection of Scale-drawings, Details, and Sketches of what is commonly known as Colonial Furniture, Measured and drawn from antique examples by Alvan Crocker Nye, Architect."
Status: ShelfCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
December 8, 2004Updated By
kemmonsUpdate Date
April 11, 2013