[PDF] Baltimore Painted Furniture 1800 1840 eBook

Author : Joseph T. Butler
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 28,79 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Antiques
ISBN : 9780805001242

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Over 1700 of Skibinski's line drawings present a visual approach to the identification of antique furnishings. The book is arranged in chronological sequences (17th century through the early 20th century) by type of furniture, from tables and settees to desks and bookcases. Butler and Johnson have included some important information for the novice and the experienced collector: the sources of furniture used as models for the illustrations; lists of museums, art galleries, and special displays of outstanding collections of furniture; a selected bibliography and a glossary; the anatomy of a piece of furniture; and a brief history of the periods of furniture and furniture makers. Highly recommended for public libraries and other subject collections.

Author : Valerie Dorge
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 549 pages
File Size : 29,37 MB
Release : 1998-08-27
Category : Art
ISBN : 0892365013

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The function of the painted wooden object ranges from the practical to the profound. These objects may perform utilitarian tasks, convey artistic whimsy, connote noble aspirations, and embody the highest spiritual expressions. This volume, illustrated in color throughout, presents the proceedings of a conference organized by the Wooden Artifacts Group of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) and held in November 1994 at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Williamsburg, Virginia. The book includes 40 articles that explore the history and conservation of a wide range of painted wooden objects, from polychrome sculpture and altarpieces to carousel horses, tobacconist figures, Native American totems, Victorian garden furniture, French cabinets, architectural elements, and horse-drawn carriages. Contributors include Ian C. Bristow, an architect and historic-building consultant in London; Myriam Serck-Dewaide, head of the Sculpture Workshop, Institut Royal du Patrimoine Artistique, Brussels; and Frances Gruber Safford, associate curator of American decorative arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. A broad range of professionals—including art historians, curators, scientists, and conservators—will be interested in this volume and in the multidisciplinary nature of its articles.

Author : Nancy Goyne Evans
Publisher : Hudson Hills
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 45,70 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781555950644

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