American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, 1725-1788: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, 1725-1788

by Henry Francis Du Pont and Joseph Downs

Book Overview

From among the world-renowned treasures at the Winterthur Museum, the author selected 400 outstanding examples of American furniture from the Queen Anne and Chippendale periods, representing the era when the cabinetmakers of New England, New York, Philadelphia, and the South were at the height of their achievement. Each illustration is accompanied by information about the piece's place of origin, date of construction, dimensions, special features...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764314076
• ISBN13: 9780764314070
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 500 Pages
• Weight: 6.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 9.4" x 12.2"