Name/Title
American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale PeriodsEntry/Object ID
2004.004.0075Description
Compiled and introduced by Joseph Downs, Curator of the Winterthur Museum, this volume presents 400 examples of American furniture from the Queen Anne and Chippendale periods, when the cabinetmakers of New England, New York, Philadelphia, and the South were at the height of their achievement. Includes a general introduction that reviews the background of the period, the woods available to craftsmen, and the reasons for the great variety within the historic periods of American furniture. Will provide technical information for the person who seriously collects, and a highly readable history for those interested in the early-American way of life.
1 v., ill., 31 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, History of furniture, Colonial period, Furniture--United States--Catalogs, Decoration and ornament--Chippendale style--Catalogs, Furniture, Queen Anne--United States--CatalogsBook Details
Author
Du Pont, Henry Francis, 1880-1969, Downs, JosephPublisher
MacMillan Co.Date Published
1952Call No.
NK2406 .D6 1952Notes
Copy No.: 0Location
Location
Building
NRH Research RoomCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Building
NR Docent LibraryCategory
PermanentGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: Full title (from title page): American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
First printing.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Inside front cover sticker: Gift of Mrs. Williamson Howe, 1988.Created By
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August 11, 2004Updated By
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April 11, 2013