American Furniture 2006 [Paperback]

Acknowledged as the journal of record in its field, American Furniture presents new research on furniture design, use, production, and appreciation. Begun in 1993, this award-winning annual provides a comprehensive forum on furniture history, technology, connoisseurship, and conservation by the foremost scholars in the field. It is the only interdisciplinary journal devoted exclusively to furniture made or used in the Americas from the seventeenth century to the present.An annual publication forging a link between social history, American studies, and the decorative artsEditorial Statement Ne Plus Ultra: Scottish Design and Colonial Virginia Furniture, 17301775 1820 To Superintend the Necessary Repairs: The Careers and Work of William and Washington Tuck 1819 &#8211Matthew A. ThurlowBook ReviewsRecent Writing on American Furniture: A Bibliography &#8211Gerald W. R. WardIndexUS