American furniture, the Federal period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, by Charles F. Montgomery. Foreword by Henry Francis du Pont. With photographs by Gilbert Ask.
Material type: TextSeries: Winterthur bookPublisher: New York : Viking Press, [1966]Edition: [First edition]Description: 497 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- Also issued online.
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room | NK2406 .H4 1966 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31560000025870 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 484-489).
The business of cabinetmaking -- Price books -- Woods used in American furniture, 1790-1825 -- Upholstery and furnishing fabrics -- Conoisseurship and attribution -- Beds -- New England chairs: side chairs, armchairs, and chair-back settees -- New York chairs, 1790-1805 -- New York chairs, 1805-1825 -- Philadelphia and southern chairs -- Martha Washington or "Lolling" chairs -- Easy chairs -- Chests of drawers -- Clocks -- Desks and bookcases -- Fire screens -- Looking glasses -- Sofas and couches -- Card tables -- Drop-leaf and dressing tables -- Pier and side tables and sideboards -- Small tables and stands -- Work tables -- Unusual and specialized furniture -- Fancy furniture -- Details of carving -- Cabinetmakers' labels and stamps -- Cabinetmakers' biographies.
Also issued online.
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Clocks as displayed at Winterthur Museum are covered on pages Catalog Nr.148-175, page 191-216, all illustrated black and white, one additionally shown in color
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