The most comprehensive publication available to date on the topic, Art and Industry in Early America examines furniture made throughout Rhode Island from the earliest days of the settlement to the late Federal period. This stunning volume features more than 200 illustrations of beautifully constructed and carved objects—including chairs, high chests, bureau tables, and clocks—that demonstrate the superb workmanship and artistic skill of the state’s furniture makers. Written by distinguished scholars, the book presents new information on the export trade, patronage, artistic collaboration, and the small-scale shop traditions that defined early Rhode Island craftsmanship. In addition to iconic, stylish pieces from important centers of production like Newport and Providence and by well-known makers such as John Goddard and Samuel and Joseph Rawson, Jr., the catalogue showcases simpler examples made in smaller towns. More than 100 catalogue entries detail marks and inscriptions, bibliography, and provenance and feature many new photographs, encouraging a deeper understanding of this dynamic school of American furniture making.

Art and Industry in Early America: Rhode Island Furniture, 1650-1830

Arts & Photography

Evans, Nancy Goyne

KANE, Patricia E.

Carr, Dennis

Johnson, Jennifer N.

Sullivan, Gary R.

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Yale University Art Gallery

The variety of New England furniture--in form, in origin, and in ornament--is beautifully demonstrated in New England Furniture at Winterthur. Collectors, dealers, and curators have recently amassed an impressive array of new information on such topics as the introduction of English styles to New England, regional differences within New England cabinetmaking, and construction techniques of individual craftsmen. Their discoveries have led to this reassessment of the extraordinary collection at Winterthur. It 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 export trade and the role of specialists, particularly upholsterers, are also discussed. The book presents informative essays on each furniture form and detailed entries on 225 individual objects.

New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods (Winterthur Book)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Cooper, Wendy A.

Richards, Nancy E.

Podmaniczky, Michael S.

Antiques & Collectibles

Winterthur Museum

The indispensable companion volume to Hudson Hills Press' phenomenal American Windsor Chairs.

American Windsor Furniture: Specialized Forms

History

Hudson Hills

Definitive reference on classic American collectible. 744 pages, 1,000 illustrations, checklist of 2,400 chairmakers, more.

American Windsor Chairs

Drawing principally on original source materials, Nancy Goyne Evans's elegantly written and extensively illustrated Windsor-Chair Making in America presents an authoritative and absorbing historical picture of the vernacular chair shop and industry. Of the book's five chapters, three deal extensively with the craft shop. Evans discusses everything from structure to tools and equipment, from shop personnel to power sources, and from raw materials to ornament, both painted and stenciled. A chapter on marketing explores the booming Windsor-chair trade in the American coastal South and the islands of the Caribbean, furniture distribution to local, overland, and overseas markets, and general methods of doing business. Another section explores consumerism and the use of Windsor furniture in domestic and public settings. Students and interpreters of American material culture and life will find here an abundance of new material organized and presented to provide comprehensive insights into craft life and product distribution in America. Evans's book should have pride of place in the libraries of collectors, curators, practicing and amateur furniture craftsmen, and anyone interested in early American studies trades, folk art, and pre-industrial technology. This book includes an extensive index, detailed maps, an indispensable paint color chart based on more than 1,200 references, a select bibliography, and a wealth of photographic reproductions.

Windsor-Chair Making in America: From Craft Shop to Consumer

Univ Pr of New England

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