American furniture : Queen Anne and Chippendale periods in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum / Joseph Downs ; foreword by Henry Francis du Pont.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Notes to the introduction -- A group of Queen Anne and Chippendale interiors -- Illustrations from the Winterthur Collection: Beds, Chairs, Chests, Clocks, Couches, Desks and Bookcases, Fire screens, Looking glasses, Sofas, Stands, Stools, Tables, Labels and inscriptions -- Notes to the plates and illustrations -- Index

From among the world-renowned treasures at the Winterthur Museum, the author selected 400 outstanding examples of American furniture from the Queen Anne and Chippendale periods, representing the era when the cabinetmakers of New England, New York, Philadelphia, and the South were at the height of their achievement. Each illustration is accompanied by information about the pieces place of origin, date of construction, dimensions, special features and qualities, and the maker and original owner when known. A special section presents the furniture in its proper environment, including ten rooms in full colour. There is technical information for the serious collector and a highly readable history for those interested in the early-American way of life.--Amazon.com.

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James Wadley Newport, 1750, Isa Pearson Burlington NJ 1723, Edw. Duffield Philad. 1765-1775, David Williams Newport, 1770-1785. Thomas Wagstaffe London , 1770-1780 2x; David Rittenhouse Norristown PA 1760-1770; Danial Burnap, East Windsor CT, 1785-1790; ;