Name/Title
Furniture Treasury (Mostly of American Origin)Entry/Object ID
2013.002.023Description
Volumes I and II contain 5,000 examples, illustrated by photographs and brief descriptive comments, of furniture and utensils, mostly of American origin.
Volume III is more than a supplement to Vols. I and II. It contains additional data on many of the pieces in that set, with notes on styles, dates, construction, and origins. Of special interest is the outline of cabinet-making and a complete list of early cabinetmakers. Contains 1,000 illustrations.
3 v. : ill. ; 27 cm.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2013.002.Source or Donor
New Library Catalog Records (2013)Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
Fine Arts, Decorative arts; applied arts; decoration and ornament, Interior and house decoration, Furniture, Furniture--United States, Antiques--United States, Hardware--United States, Implements, utensils, etc.--United States, Clock and watch makers--United States, Clocks and watches--United States, Cabinetmakers--United States, Cabinetmaking--United StatesOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Other NumberOther Number
NK2406 .N732 1949Book Details
Author
Donnelly, Ernest John, Nutting, Wallace, 1861-1941Publisher
MacMillan Co.Call No.
NK2406 .N732 1948Notes
Date: 1948 & 1949
Copy No.: 0Location
Category
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023General Notes
Note
Notes: By Wallace Nutting. Drawings (vol. 3) by Ernest John Donnelly.
Includes index.
Subtitle on Vols. I and II: All periods of American Furniture with some Foreign Examples in America, Also American Hardware and Household Utensils. Five Thousand Illustrations with Descriptions on the Same Page. Volume I and II in One.
Subtitle on Vol. III: Being a Record of Designers, Details of Designs and Structure, with Lists of Clock Makers in America, and a Glossary of Furniture Terms, Richly Illustrated. Volume III.
Vol. III: Drawings by Ernest John Donnelly.
Vols. 1-2 published 1948; vol. 3 published 1949.Created By
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