American Furniture 2019

Considered the definitive publication in furniture scholarship, American Furniture is an award-winning annual journal that has set the standard since 1993. Each volume brings together leading scholars to explore furniture design, craftsmanship, production techniques, and conservation across the Americas—from the seventeenth century through today. A unique interdisciplinary resource, it remains the only journal exclusively dedicated to understanding how furniture shaped American life and culture.

280 Pages, 8.5 x 11 in, 250 illustrations.

Contents:

Editorial Statement
Luke Beckerdite

“Mostly new, and very elegant”: The Several Lives of George William and Sally Fairfaxes’ London-Made Furniture
Adam T. Erby

French & Fashionable: The Search for George and Martha Washington’s Presidential Furniture
Amy Hudson Henderson

A Beekman Legacy: 1819 French Tapestry Chairs by John Banks of New York
Philip D. Zimmerman

Early Eighteenth-Century Swedish-American Furniture from Wilmington, Delaware
Philip D. Zimmerman

Book Reviews

Hands Employed Aright: The Furniture Making of Jonathan Fisher (1768–1847), Joshua A. Klein
Review by Christine Ritok

The Art of Display: The American Pedestal, 1830–1910, Conner-Rosenkranz LLC, with a foreword by Joel Rosenkranz and an introduction by R. Ruthie Dibble and Avis Berman
Review by Gerald W. R. Ward

The Cabinetmaker’s Account: John Head’s Record of Craft and Commerce in Colonial Philadelphia, 1718–1753, Jay Robert Stiefel
Review by Kemble Widmer

Recent Writing on American Furniture: A Bibliography
Gerald W. R. Ward

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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.