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Arts and Crafts of Chester County Pa.
Margaret B Schiffer
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Description for Arts and Crafts of Chester County Pa.
Hardcover. Included are old tombstone epitaphs, paintings, murals, needlework, furniture, fraktur, lamp shades, feather wreaths, and ceramics preserved in documents from this county settled early in Pennsylvania's history. Num Pages: 285 pages, 289 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 186 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1032.
The many practical industries that supported this earliest county in Pennsylvania are documented in this illustrated and detailed study. Here is information on the architecture, stone work, metalsmiths, needlework, ceramics, and pictures made by and of county residents from the seventeenth century to about 1850. Also here is a very useful section on the locally made furniture, including an alphabetically arranged list of cabinetmakers, chair makers, clock makers, joiners and turners working before 1850. Historians and history buffs alike will pore over the contents with enthusiasm as they see the familiar and beautiful works of local antique interest.
The many practical industries that supported this earliest county in Pennsylvania are documented in this illustrated and detailed study. Here is information on the architecture, stone work, metalsmiths, needlework, ceramics, and pictures made by and of county residents from the seventeenth century to about 1850. Also here is a very useful section on the locally made furniture, including an alphabetically arranged list of cabinetmakers, chair makers, clock makers, joiners and turners working before 1850. Historians and history buffs alike will pore over the contents with enthusiasm as they see the familiar and beautiful works of local antique interest.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
285
Place of Publication
Atglen, PA, United States
ISBN
9780916838355
SKU
V9780916838355
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
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