American Furniture and Decoration Colonial and Federal - Hardcover

by Edward Stratton Holloway (Author)

""American Furniture and Decoration Colonial and Federal"" by Edward Stratton Holloway is a comprehensive guide to the furniture and decorative arts of America during the Colonial and Federal periods. The book showcases the evolution of American furniture styles from the early 17th century to the early 19th century, and how they were influenced by European design trends. The author provides detailed descriptions of various furniture styles, including Queen Anne, Chippendale, and Sheraton, and how they were used in different regions of the country. The book also includes information on the materials and techniques used in furniture making, such as carving, inlay, and veneering.In addition to furniture, the book covers other decorative arts such as silver, ceramics, and textiles. The author explains how these objects were used in American homes and how they reflected the social and cultural values of the time.The book is illustrated with over 500 photographs and drawings, providing readers with a visual understanding of the furniture and decorative arts discussed. It is a valuable resource for collectors, historians, and anyone interested in the history of American design and material culture.1928. With 200 Illustrations. From the Foreword: By the practical method here adopted of illustrating and treating the furniture of each style by itself and in proper chronological order it becomes easy to distinguish the characteristics of each furniture-group, and so quickly to place, by the recognition of those qualities, any piece of furniture that one sees. These consecutive styles soon lie out in the mind like a map, upon any location in which a mental finger can unhesitatingly be set down. Transition pieces then cause no difficulty, for the characteristics of two styles in the one piece are recognized, and the article is assigned to its natural place between the two modes. To a degree that did not obtain in England, there was sometimes here the persistence of certain features of one style into the next, and this makes it all the more necessary to understand which features belong to each. Contents: The Colonial Styles: Jacobean or Stuart; William and Mary; Queen Anne-Early Georgian; Chippendale. The Federal Styles: Hepplewhite, Shearer, and Early Sheraton; American Directoire; American Empire. Decoration: Interior Architecture; Decorative Accessories.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.