American Painted Furniture 1790-1880
New York: Clarkson Potter, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Oversized hardcover in glossy illustrated boards. First printing. Fine in fine dust jacket. xv+ 223 pp. with glossary, bibliography, index. Illustrated with more than 300 color photographs. A stunning, lavish, definitive survey of painted American furniture made between 1790 and 1880. This period is considered the Golden Age of American furniture with itas gilded, painted, stained, and ornamented example. "High Style" funiture is organized by most prominent cities of manufacture: Boston and Salem, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New York City. The "Country Furniture" section is is divided into regions: New England, Middle Atlantic, South and Western Frontier. Fine / fine. Item #E30234
ISBN: 9780517700839
Price: $32.50