American Furniture 2013

by Luke Beckerdite (Editor)

Overview

Acknowledged as the journal of record in its field, American Furniture presents new research on furniture design, use, production, and appreciation. Begun in 1993, this award-winning annual provides a comprehensive forum on furniture history, technology, connoisseurship, and conservation by the foremost scholars in the field. It is the only interdisciplinary journal devoted exclusively to furniture made or used in the Americas from the seventeenth century to the present.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780982772232
Publisher:	Chipstone Foundation
Publication date:	02/25/2014
Series:	American Furniture Annual
Edition description:	2013 ed.
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 11.10(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

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

Table of Contents

Editorial Statement, Luke Beckerdite
The Early Work of John Townsend in the Christopher Townsend Shop Traditon, Erik Gronning and Amy Coes
New Insights on 'the Virginia Royal Governor's Chair, Leroy Graves
Scientific Imaging Techniques and New Insights on the WH Cabinetmaker: A Southern Mystery Continues, F. Carey Howlett and Kathy Z. Gillis
The Missing Chapter in the Life of Thomas Day, Patricia Dane Rogers and Laurel Crone Sneed
A Shadow of a 'Magnitude: The Furniture of Thomas Cook and Richard Parkin by 'Carswell Rush Berlin
Philadelphia Furniture, and the Pennsylvania 'Germans: A 'Reevaluation by Lisa Minardi
BOOK REVIEWS
Mahogany: The Costs of Luxury in Early America, Jennifer L. Andersonreview by Allan Breed
Stretch: America's First Family of Clockmakers, Donald L. Fennimore and Frank L. Hohmann IIIreview by Dennis Carr
The Art of Thomas Nisbet, Master Cabinetmaker, David Nasbyreview by Laura Fecych Sprague
Texas Furniture: The Cabinetmakers and Their Work, 1840 - 1880, Vol. 2, Lonn Taylor and David B. Warren, with a foreword by Don Carletonreview by Gerald W.R. Ward

What People are Saying About This

Peter M. Kenny

“American Furniture has energized the field, inspiring scholars to publish their research and insights. It provides, not only for the scholarly community but for all interested parties, the latest thinking on the subjects.”

Philip Zea

“American Furniture embraces the American experience from the seventeenth century to the present by using furniture to access the historical contexts of culture, society, and technology. Curators, collectors, and a growing number of historians rely on American Furniture for current interpretation. Few journals in the fields of art and antiques are anticipated with equal enthusiasm.”

Ronald Hurst

“Since its inception, this ground-breaking journal has consistently provided a forum for dissemination of the best and most up-to-date research in the field of American furniture. The essays are insightful, probing, and illuminating. In short, American Furniture is essential reading for anyone with a serious interest in the topic.”

Editorial Reviews

 "American Furniture, the Chipstone journal dedicated to advancing knowledge of furniture made or used in the Americas from the 17th century to the present, publishes thought-provoking papers that reveal new ways of looking at American furniture. The six research papers presented in the 2013 American Furniture journal take issue with past assumptions and build on new discoveries. The book reviews cover the books we should have read on the topics." —Maine Antique Digest

From the Publisher