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Title:
  • Art & industry in early America : Rhode Island furniture, 1650-1830 / Patricia E. Kane ; with Dennis Carr, Nancy Goyne Evans, Jennifer N. Johnson, Gary R. Sullivan.
Call No:
  • NK2435.R4
  • A78
Summary note:
  • 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.
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Physical Description:
  • xiii, 494 pages :
  • illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ;
  • 32 cm
Notes:
  • Published in conjunction with the exhibition, organized by the Yale University Gallery, held August 19, 2016-January 8, 2017.
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 456-477) and index.
  • "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.
  • 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.
Location:
  • Reading Room
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