The Antiques Guide to Decorative Arts in America, 1600-1875
Entry/Object ID
2010.012.4
Description
Outlines the development in each of the main branches of craftsmanship and suggests the relationship between each of these branches and major trends in history. Contains 416 photographs and 211 line drawings.
Contents:
1600-1700: The Jacobean Style
1700-1725: The William and Mary Style
1725-1750: The Queen Anne Style
1750-1775: The Chippendale Style
1775-1800: The Early Federal Style
1700-1800: Pewter and Other Metals
1800-1825: The Federal and Empire Styles
1825-1850: The Late Empire and Early Victorian Styles
1850-1875: The Victorian Style
1800-1875: Britannia and Other Metals
xv, 463 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. (softcover)
Notes: By Elizabeth Stillinger ; with an introduction by Alice Winchester ; drawings by Pauline W. Inman.
Includes bibliographical references (459-463).