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 ...
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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. Published in association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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VG/VG (yellow marker dot on bottom block, light smudging to corners. Pages are otherwise very clean and clear. Dust jacket has small taped repair to bottom front right corner. ) Brown cloth, gilt letters on spine and front cover; black and color illustrated dust jacket, xii, 451 pp., profusely illustrated in color and bw. This annotated and illustrated catalogue presents 141 specific pieces of furniture, as held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. "It presents a broad spectrum of furniture forms made in America during the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries--from chairs and other seating to tables, boxes, various types of chests and cupboards, dressing tables, and desks--and includes prime examples of the different modes of ornamentation in fashion during that period." (dj).