American Furniture 2007

by Luke Beckerdite (Editor)

Overview

This volume includes articles that explore the relationship between japanned decoration and seafaring narratives; assess the careers and work of Philadelphia cabinetmakers Benjamin Randolph and George G. Wright; contextualize marks, labels, and signatures used by American furniture makers during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; illustrate all of the known American turned chairs with board seats along with British and Continental antecedents; and provide source material for understanding period repairs and alterations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780976734413
Publisher:	Chipstone Foundation
Publication date:	01/15/2008
Series:	American Furniture Annual
Edition description:	2007 ed.
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.02(d)

About the Author

Luke Beckerdite is a decorative arts consultant living in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Table of Contents

Editorial Statement &#8211Luke Beckerdite
Benjamin Randolph Revisited &#8211Andrew Brunk
American Board-Seated Turned Chairs, 1640-1740 &#8211Robert F. Trent and John D. Alexander
From Apprentice to Master: The Life and Career of Philadelphia Cabinetmaker George G. Wright &#8211Clark Pearce, Catherine Ebert, and Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley
Early American Furniture Makers' Marks &#8211Philip D. Zimmerman
Reading Japanned Furniture &#8211Ethan W. Lasser
The Written Evidence of Furniture Repairs and Alterations: How Original Is "All Original"? &#8211Nancy Goyne Evans
BOOK REVIEWS
Recent Writing on American Furniture: A Bibliography &#8211Gerald W. R. Ward
Index