The Art and Mystery of Tennessee Furniture and Its Makers Through 1850 - Rilegato

Harsh, Nathan; Williams, Derita Coleman

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0961596627 ISBN 13: 9780961596620

Casa editrice: Rowman & Littlefield, 1988

Riassunto

This pioneering study has been meticulously assembled through extensive fieldwork throughout Tennessee. Lifestyles of Tennesseans prior to 1850 ranged from mountain cabins to plantation mansions and the furnishings were designed to accommodate either setting. Here is a variety of desks, bookcases, and secretaries; sideboards, presses, cupboards, dressers, wardrobes, bureaus and bedsteads; sugar chests and cellarets; candlestands and shaving stands and washstands; cradles, bed steps, chairs, benches, sofas, and tables in dozens of sizes, uses, and names. Featuring many pieces from private collections never before documented, The Art and Mystery of Tennessee Furniture chronicles the originality of design and decoration, the choices of woods, and the simplicity and sophistication that signifies "made in Tennessee." The authors consider sources of labor, location of shops, volume of production, and marketing techniques. Just as important, the authors have conducted exhaustive research into the identities of Tennessee artisans and the furniture industry, and the book includes a checklist of 1,400 furniture makers working in Tennessee prior to 1850. This will be the definitive study for years to come.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Rowman & Littlefield
• Data di pubblicazione: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0961596627
• ISBN 13: 9780961596620
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 345