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This book is a classic reference on antique American furniture styles and chair types. 175 drawings supplement a rich narrative which provides “a comprehensive account of the changing styles of chairs from the time of our first English colonists to the time, during the Victorian era, when mass-production methods superseded the individual craftsman.”
THE AMERICAN CHAIR 1630-1890 by Marion Day Iverson, illustrated by Ernest Donnelly, Hastings House, NY, 1957 First Edition.
This rare text is an invaluable identification guide of American chairs. This in-depth book covers by chapter: Chairs of the Seventeenth Century (Wainscot, Turned, Cromwellian, and Cane); Turned Chairs of the Eighteenth Century (Banister-Back, Slat-Back, and Windsor); Chairs of the Early Eighteenth Century (William and Mary, Early Dutch, and Queen Anne); Chairs after the Mid-Eighteenth Century (Chippendale); Chairs of the Late Eighteenth Century (The Classic Period – Hepplewhite and Sheraton); Chairs of the Nineteenth Century (The Classic Period - continued – Grecian and Late Grecian / Empire, Turned Chairs, and Victorian); Chairs and Other Furniture Owned by George Washington; Appendix: Museums and Historic Homes; Bibliography and Index. “This book, with its careful scholarship, is an invaluable reference for both newcomers and experts in the field of antiques.” ©2003
7.7” x 10.2” hardback with dust cover in protective plastic sleeve in very good condition. 241 pages.
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