American Furniture 1999 [Paperback]

The Palladian style in Rhode Island furniture, eighteenth-century Newport cabinet shops and the furniture-making trades, the influence of Windsor chairmaking in early Federal Rhode Island, Rhode Island influence in the work of two North Carolina cabinetmakers, the accounts of Job Townsend, Jr., Providence provenances and pitch-pediments, serpentine furniture of colonial Newport, plus the usual book reviews, and bibliography of recent writing.Acknowledged as the journal of record in its field, American Furniture presents new research on furniture design, use, production, and appreciation. The 1999 volume presents articles devoted to Rhode Island furniture, plus the usual book reviews, bibliography of recent works, and index.The Palladian Style in Rhode Island Furniture: Fly Tea Tables - Patricia E. KaneEighteenth-Century Cabinet Shops and the Furniture-Making Trades in Newport, Rhode Island - Mack HeadleyPolitics, Enterprise, and Design: The Nature and Influence of Windsor Chairmaking in Early Federal Rhode Island - Nancy Goyne EvansRhode Island Influence in the Work of Two North Carolina Cabinetmakers - John BivinsThe Accounts of Job Townsend, Jr. - Martha H. WilloughbyA Different Rhode Island Block and Shell Story: Providence Provenances and Pitch-Pediments - Wendy A. Cooper and Tara L. GleasonNew Insights on Early Rhode Island Furniture - Robert F. TrentAmerica's Contribution to Craftsmanship: The Exaltation and Interpretation of Newport Furniture - Gerald W. R. WardThe Serpentine Furniture of Colonial Newport - Philip ZeaBOOK REVIEWSUseful Improvements, Innumerable Temptations: Pursuing Refinement in Rural New England, 1750-1850, Philip Zea - Margaretta M. LovellThe Book of American Windsor Furniture: Styles and Technologies, John Kassay - Jean M. BurksGrand Rapids Furniture: The Story of America's Furniture City, Christian G. Carron, with contributions by Kenneth L. Ames, Jeffrey D. Kleiman, and Joel Lefever - Barry R. HarwoodThere's a Bed in the Piano: The InsilóN