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.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Winterthur bookPublisher: New York : Viking Press, [1966]Edition: [First edition]Description: 497 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also issued online.
Contents:
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books 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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