Name/Title
A History of American FurnitureEntry/Object ID
2004.004.0036Description
An authoritative and complete book on the story of furniture in America. It documents the spectrum of America's furniture design movement, from the work of our earliest craftsmen to that of the present day (1970's). Presents complete definitions, supplemented by photographs and illustrations. Chapters include: Furniture of the Colonies; the 18th Century; Duncan Phyfe and the Empire; the Early 19th Century; Mediaeval and English Gothic; American Eastlake Style; U.S. Grant and Other Styles; a Decade of Reproductions; L'Art Nouveau, Arts & Crafts & Mission Styles; 20th Century Renaissance; Innovations of the Thirties; Manufacturing Moves Southward; the Pre-War Boom; New Technology in Manufacturing; and Styles of the 1960s and 70s.
135 p., [97] p., ill. (some col.), 30 cm.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2004.004.Source or Donor
New Library Catalog Records (2004)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Fine Arts, Decorative arts; applied arts; decoration and ornament, Interior and house decoration, Furniture, Furniture, American--HistoryBook Details
Author
Bienenstock, N.I. (Nathan I.)Publisher
Furniture WorldDate Published
circa 1970Call No.
NK2406 .B5 1970Notes
Copy No.: 0Location
Location
Building
NRH Research RoomCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Building
NR Docent LibraryCategory
PermanentGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: Includes 97 pages of advertisements of prominent furniture-making firms.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
August 11, 2004Updated By
kemmonsUpdate Date
April 11, 2013