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The Encyclopedia of Shaker Furniture
Timothy D. Rieman
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Description for The Encyclopedia of Shaker Furniture
Hardcover. Num Pages: 576 pages, 698 color, 346 b/w photos. BIC Classification: GBC; WCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 311 x 241 x 47. Weight in Grams: 3632.
This comprehensive reference documents the full scope of furniture from Shaker communities in New England, Ohio, and Kentucky. Furniture produced throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, ranging from free-standing tables, chairs, desks, boxes, and case clocks to built-in cupboards and cases of drawers, is shown in over 1,000 images, 698 in color. An extensive text provides a detailed account of Shaker history, culture, and religion. Further, it examines Shaker design and tools, reporting new research on the Shaker color palette. Using primary source materials, this book examines designs from specific Shaker communities and individual cabinetmakers. ... Read more
This comprehensive reference documents the full scope of furniture from Shaker communities in New England, Ohio, and Kentucky. Furniture produced throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, ranging from free-standing tables, chairs, desks, boxes, and case clocks to built-in cupboards and cases of drawers, is shown in over 1,000 images, 698 in color. An extensive text provides a detailed account of Shaker history, culture, and religion. Further, it examines Shaker design and tools, reporting new research on the Shaker color palette. Using primary source materials, this book examines designs from specific Shaker communities and individual cabinetmakers. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764319280
SKU
V9780764319280
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Timothy D. Rieman
Timothy D. Rieman is a master woodworking craftsman and one of the foremost makers of reproduction Shaker furniture. Jean M. Burks is the Curator of Decorative Arts at Shelburne Museum, Vermont. Both authors have researched and written about Shaker furniture for over a decade.
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