New England Furniture At Winterthur

Author : Nancy E. Richards,Nancy Goyne Evans,Wendy A. Cooper,Michael S. Podmaniczky
Publisher : Winterthur Museum
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : UOM:39015039913663

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New England Furniture at Winterthur by Nancy E. Richards,Nancy Goyne Evans,Wendy A. Cooper,Michael S. Podmaniczky Pdf

This volume comprehensively explores the furniture industry of New England, detailing the impact of urban communities, especially Boston, as well as the pervasiveness of regionalism, which has attracted fresh attention from scholars. The importance of the export trade and the roles of specialists, particularly the upholsterer, also receive consideration. The variety of New England furniture - in form, in origin, and in ornament - is beautifully demonstrated. By articulating the technical aspects of the style, the book lays a groundwork for future scholars and provides a springboard for cultural studies using the Winterthur furniture collection. An intriguing narrative tale as well as an essential reference, this volume presents informative essays on various furniture forms, detailed entries on 225 individual objects, and a comprehensive index. It is the collaboration of several individuals: Nancy E. Richards and Nancy Goyne Evans, Winterthur's former senior curator and registrar, respectively; curator of furniture Wendy A. Cooper; conservator Michael S. Podmaniczky; and researcher Clare G. Noyes. Their expertise and insight broaden our understanding of the artisans, networks, and products of the extensive New England furniture trade in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Author : David Jaffee
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780812222005

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A New Nation of Goods by David Jaffee Pdf

A New Nation of Goods highlights the significant role of provincial artisans in four crafts in the northeastern United States—chairmaking, clockmaking, portrait painting, and book publishing—to explain the shift from preindustrial society to an entirely new configuration of work, commodities, and culture.

Author : Nancy Goyne Evans
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Furniture making
ISBN : 9781584654933

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Windsor-chair Making in America by Nancy Goyne Evans Pdf

The definitive work on the production of Windsor furniture, from one of America's premier authorities.

Author : Dena Goodman,Kathryn Norberg
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780415949538

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Furnishing the Eighteenth Century by Dena Goodman,Kathryn Norberg Pdf

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Author : Ivan Gaskell,Sarah Anne Carter
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780197500132

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The Oxford Handbook of History and Material Culture by Ivan Gaskell,Sarah Anne Carter Pdf

Most historians rely principally on written sources. Yet there are other traces of the past available to historians: the material things that people have chosen, made, and used. This book examines how material culture can enhance historians' understanding of the past, both worldwide and across time. The successful use of material culture in history depends on treating material things of many kinds not as illustrations, but as primary evidence. Each kind of material thing-and there are many-requires the application of interpretive skills appropriate to it. These skills overlap with those acquired by scholars in disciplines that may abut history but are often relatively unfamiliar to historians, including anthropology, archaeology, and art history. Creative historians can adapt and apply the same skills they honed while studying more traditional text-based documents even as they borrow methods from these fields. They can think through familiar historical problems in new ways. They can also deploy material culture to discover the pasts of constituencies who have left few or no traces in written records. The authors of this volume contribute case studies arranged thematically in six sections that respectively address the relationship of history and material culture to cognition, technology, the symbolic, social distinction, and memory. They range across time and space, from Paleolithic to Punk.

Author : Oscar P. Fitzgerald
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 665 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-22
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781442270404

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American Furniture by Oscar P. Fitzgerald Pdf

Drawing on the latest scholarship, this comprehensive, lavishly illustrated survey tells the story of the evolution of American furniture from the 17th century to the present. Not viewed in isolation, furniture is placed in its broader cultural, historic, and aesthetic context. The focus is not only on the urban masterpieces of 18th century William and Mary, Queen Anne, Chippendale, and Federal styles but also on the work of numerous rural cabinetmakers. Special chapters explore Windsor chairs, Shaker, and Pennsylvania German furniture which do not follow the mainstream style progression. Picturesque and anti-classical explain Victorian furniture including Rococo, Renaissance, and Eastlake. Mission and Arts and Crafts furniture introduce the 20th century. Another chapter identifies the eclectic revivals such as Early American that dominated the mass market throughout much of the 20th century. After World War II American designers created many of the Mid-Century Modern icons that are much sought after by collectors today. The rise of studio furniture and furniture as art which include some of the most creative and imaginative furniture produced in the 20th and 21st centuries caps the review of four centuries of American furniture. A final chapter advises on how to evaluate the authenticity of both traditional and modern furniture and how to preserve it for posterity. With over 800 photos including 24 pages of color, this fully illustrated text is the authoritative reference work.

Author : Brock Jobe,Jack O'Brien,Gary R. Sullivan
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0912724684

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Harbor & Home by Brock Jobe,Jack O'Brien,Gary R. Sullivan Pdf

Presented for the first time, the richly illustrated findings of the Southeastern Massachusetts Furniture project at Winterthur Museum

Author : Rosemary Troy Krill
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780759119468

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Early American Decorative Arts, 1620-1860 by Rosemary Troy Krill Pdf

Winterthur Museum is world renowned for its decorative arts collections and its exceptional educational programs. Adapted from the training materials developed at the museum, the revised and enhanced Early American Decorative Arts, 1620-1860: A Handbook for Interpreters is an indispensable guide for anyone involved with interpretation of decorative arts collections. Early American Decorative Arts, 1620-1860 elucidates the principles of public interpretation, explains how to analyze objects, and defines the concept of style. Eighteen chapters provide comprehensive descriptions of decorative arts including furniture, ceramics, textiles, paintings and prints, metalwork, glass, and other objects. Many museums and historic sites display such collections to thousands of visitors annually. Guides, interpreters, educators, and collection managers will find this book a helpful summary and a guide to further research. This enhanced edition includes now includes a CD featuring beautiful color images of the more than 170 black-and-white photographs in the book, bringing the Winterthur collections to life on your computer and in your classroom. Published in cooperation with Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library.

Author : Frances Gruber Safford
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Furniture
ISBN : 9781588392336

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American Furniture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Frances Gruber Safford Pdf

The Metropolitan Museum's preeminent collection of early colonial furniture is expertly documented in this long-awaited publication. It covers the full spectrum of furniture forms made during the 17th and early 18th centuries--from chairs and other seating to tables, boxes, various types of chests and cupboards, and desks. Each of the 141 objects is thoroughly described with detailed information on provenance, construction, condition, inscriptions, dimensions, and materials. Photographed anew in color for this volume, each piece is explicated in terms of the styles and craftsmanship of the period and is evaluated in light of comparative pieces in public and private collections throughout the country. One appendix contains photographic details of construction and decorative elements, and another has drawings of joints and moldings.

Author : Tom McNulty
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781476613970

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Art Market Research by Tom McNulty Pdf

This book is for art market researchers at all levels. A brief overview of the global art market and its major stakeholders precedes an analysis of the various sales venues (auction, commercial gallery, etc.). Library research skills are reviewed, and advanced methods are explored in a chapter devoted to basic market research. Because the monetary value of artwork cannot be established without reference to the aesthetic qualities and art historical significance of our subject works, two substantial chapters detail the processes involved in researching and documenting the fine and decorative arts, respectively, and provide annotated bibliographies. Methods for assigning values for art objects are explored, and sources of price data, both in print and online, are identified and described in detail. In recent years, art historical scholarship increasingly has addressed issues related to the history of art and its markets: a chapter on resources for the historian of the art market offers a wide range of sources. Finally, provenance and art law are discussed, with particular reference to their relevance to dealers, collectors, artists and other art market stakeholders.

Author : Carma Gorman,David Raizman
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-26
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781443809467

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Objects, Audiences, and Literatures by Carma Gorman,David Raizman Pdf

In Objects, Audiences, and Literatures: Alternative Narratives in the History of Design, five art historians tap a variety of unexpected literary sources to reveal the dynamic relationship between intention and reception in architecture, interior design, costume, and the decorative arts. The essays consider both handcrafted and serially produced objects from the eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries, including a japanned high chest from colonial Boston, German and Austrian Artistic Dress, Tiffany lamps, the architecture of the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels in Paris, and the “dream homes” portrayed in two popular postwar American films. The five chapters demonstrate that a complex and even contradictory mixture of stakeholders determines the meanings of designed objects. Each author examines popular forms of literature in order to reveal the preconceptions that viewers brought with them to the experience of looking at and using objects. The authors’ attentiveness to viewers’ class and gender provides a methodological model for approaching the study of reception within the field of design history. "Objects, Audiences, and Literatures introduces a new generation of historians of design and decorative arts with five superb case studies. Looking beyond the laconic historical data that has formed the backbone of scholarship in this field these authors plumb popular culture—films, advertisements, and especially novels—to understand contemporaneous meanings of objects. Using these polyglot sources with an eye particularly on narrative and gender they suss out heretofore unnoticed dissonances between the prescriptive pronouncements of avant-garde “insiders” and the reception that design innovation found in broader publics. These wide-ranging essays are marked by imagination, exuberance, and acuity; I look forward to using it in my teaching." —Margaretta M. Lovell, University of California, Berkeley "This is a welcome addition to the literature that addresses the growing scholarly and popular interest in design and design history. Drawing on an impressive array of examples, the authors explore how class, gender, and cultural context shaped the reception of architecture, interior design, costume, and the decorative arts at various moments in the modern era. The collection is noteworthy for the way each of the contributors draws upon literary sources for insights into design and material culture that transcend the specific examples under review. Models of methodological rigor, these essays should appeal to scholars in multiple disciplines." —Dennis P. Doordan, University of Notre Dame

Author : Petra ten-Doesschate Chu,Jennifer Milam
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789004387836

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Beyond Chinoiserie by Petra ten-Doesschate Chu,Jennifer Milam Pdf

In Beyond Chinoiserie, historians of art, literature, and material culture address artistic relations between China and the West during the nineteenth century, a time when Western powers’ attempts at extending a sphere of influence in China led to increasingly hostile interactions.

Author : Leigh Keno,Leslie Keno,Joan Barzilay Freund
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2008-11-16
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9780446549363

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Hidden Treasures by Leigh Keno,Leslie Keno,Joan Barzilay Freund Pdf

In a country of junk-filled attics, yard sales, and flea markets frequented by millions of Antiques Roadshow viewers hoping to uncover a grungy chest of drawers worth millions, the Keno twins have become the Siskel and Ebert of antiques. Dapper, witty, and in their early forties (with nearly 60 years of combined experience between them), they symbolize the union of amateur enthusiasm and acute professionalism that has made their television program a cultural phenomenon. Now, in this fascinating collection of tales of their personal adventures hunting -- and discovering -- priceless "junk" (including some notable Roadshow success stories), readers will learn how to see the extraordinary in the mundane. "Hidden Treasures" is part history lesson and part treasure map for finding valuable antiques where they would be least expected.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UVA:X006098164

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Old-time New England by Anonim Pdf

Author : Patricia E. Kane,Dennis Andrew Carr,Jennifer N. Johnson,Gary R. Sullivan,Nancy Goyne Evans
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780300217841

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Art & Industry in Early America by Patricia E. Kane,Dennis Andrew Carr,Jennifer N. Johnson,Gary R. Sullivan,Nancy Goyne Evans Pdf

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.