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Published by Yale University Art Gallery, 2016
ISBN 10: 0300217846ISBN 13: 9780300217841
Seller: Nicholas J. Certo, Newburgh, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First printing. A fine fresh copy in like jacket, free of remainder or any former owner marking of any kind. The most comprehensive publication available to date on the topic, Art and Industry in Early America examines furniture made throughout Rhode Island from the earliest days of the settlement to the late Federal period. This stunning volume features more than 200 illustrations of beautifully constructed and carved objects including chairs, high chests, bureau tables, and clocks that demonstrate the superb workmanship and artistic skill of the state s furniture makers.
Published by Yale University Art Gallery, 2016
ISBN 10: 0300217846ISBN 13: 9780300217841
Seller: Save With Sam, North Miami, FL, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Brand New!.
Published by Yale University and The Bruce Museum, New Haven, 2016
ISBN 10: 0300217846ISBN 13: 9780300217841
Book
Hardcover. Condition: VG/VG. Charcol grey cloth boards with white stamped lettering on spine. Color-illustrated dust jacket with white and grey lettering. xiii, 494 pp. Mainly color illustrations. This book presents new information on the export trade, patronage, artistic collaboration, and the small-scale shop traditions that defined early Rhode Island craftsmanship. This stunning volume features more than 200 illustrations of beautifully constructed and carved objects-including chairs, high chests, bureau tables, and clocks-that demonstrate the superb workmanship and artistic skill of the state's furniture makers. Contents as follows: "A lively experiment": early furniture making of the Narragansett Bay region, 1636-1740 / Dennis Carr -- "Faithfully made of the best materials": cabinetmaking in Rhode Island, 1740-1830 / Patricia E. Kane -- The chairmaking and upholstery trades of colonial and federal Rhode Island / Jennifer N. Johnson -- "On this moment hangs eternity": clockmaking in colonial and early federal Rhode Island / Patricia E. Kane and Gary R. Sullivan -- Windsor chairmaking in Rhode Island, 1760-1830 -- Catalogue.