American Furniture 1998

A scholarly exploration of American furniture's defining moments. This volume examines late Baroque Boston seating, Germanic influences on early nineteenth-century Philadelphia design, Randolph chairs, the Christian M. Nestell drawing book, Nathan Lombard's inlaid cherry work, the Waldo family joined great chair, and "Tinkham" chairs. Rounded out with critical book reviews and an essential bibliography for collectors and historians.

316 Pages.

Contents:

Editorial Statement
Luke Beckerdite

Preface
Allen M. Taylor

Introduction
Luke Beckerdite

The Making and Marketing of Boston Seating Furniture in the Late Baroque Style
Joan Barzilay Freund and Leigh Keno

Germanic Craftsmen and Furniture Design in Philadelphia, 1820–1850
Charles L. Venable

Labeled Randolph Chairs Rediscovered
Philip D. Zimmerman

The Christian M. Nestell Drawing Book: A Focus on the Ornamental Painter and His Craft in Early Nineteenth-Century America
Nancy Goyne Evans

Sophistication in Rural Massachusetts: The Inlaid Cherry Furniture of Nathan Lombard
Brock Jobe and Clark Pearce

A Seventeenth-Century Carpenter’s Conceit: The Waldo Family Joined Great Chair
Peter Follansbee

Notes about New “Tinkham” Chairs
Robert F. Trent and Karin Goldstein

Book Reviews

The Furniture of George Hunzinger: Invention and Innovation in Nineteenth-Century America.
Review by Milo M. Naeve

Honoré Lannuier, Cabinetmaker from Paris: The Life and Work of a French Ébéniste in Federal New York
Review by Wendy A. Cooper

New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods
Review by Wallace B. Gusler

The Shaker World: Art, Life, Belief
Review by Scott T. Swank

Upholsterers and Interior Furnishing in England, 1530–1840
Review by Jeffrey H. Munger

Southern Furniture, 1680–1830: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection
Review by Robert A. Leath

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Born from a passion for American decorative arts, the Chipstone Foundation established this interdisciplinary journal to advance scholarship on furniture made and used across the Americas from the seventeenth century to the present.

Drawing on decades of collecting expertise and a commitment to preservation and education, American Furniture brings together rigorous research and curatorial insight for collectors, scholars, and enthusiasts alike.