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New England furniture at Winterthur : Queen Anne and Chippendale periods

Title: New England furniture at Winterthur : Queen Anne and Chippendale periods / by Nancy E. Richards and Nancy Goyne Evans ; with Wendy A. Cooper and Michael S. Podmaniczky ; research assistance by Clare G. Noyes.
Author: Richards, Nancy E.
Publication: Winterthur, Del. : Winterthur Museum, 1997.

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Description

xix, 514 pages : illustrations; 32 cm.

Summary

This volume comprehensively explores the furniture industry of New England, detailing the impact of urban communities, especially Boston, as well as the pervasiveness of regionalism, which has attracted fresh attention from scholars. The importance of the export trade and the roles of specialists, particularly the upholsterer, also receive consideration. The variety of New England furniture - in form, in origin, and in ornament - is beautifully demonstrated.
By articulating the technical aspects of the style, the book lays a groundwork for future scholars and provides a springboard for cultural studies using the Winterthur furniture collection.
An intriguing narrative tale as well as an essential reference, this volume presents informative essays on various furniture forms, detailed entries on 225 individual objects, and a comprehensive index. It is the collaboration of several individuals: Nancy E. Richards and Nancy Goyne Evans, Winterthur's former senior curator and registrar, respectively; curator of furniture Wendy A. Cooper; conservator Michael S. Podmaniczky; and researcher Clare G. Noyes.
Their expertise and insight broaden our understanding of the artisans, networks, and products of the extensive New England furniture trade in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Series Statement

A Winterthur book

Uniform Title

Winterthur book.

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ISBN

0912724382 (cloth)

LCCN

96046794

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Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries