Displaying 1 of 1 1995 Format: Book Author: Fitzgerald, Oscar P. Title: Four centuries of American furniture / Oscar P. Fitzgerald. Publisher, Date: Radnor, Pa. : Wallace-Homestead Book Co., ©1995. Description: xiv, 401 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm Summary: Tour American styles, periods, and types of furniture. The artistic merit of American furniture is showcased by examining Chippendale, Shaker, Rococo, and many other distinctly American creations. Subjects: Furniture -- United States -- History. Notes: "An updated, expanded version of the classic Three centuries of American furniture, the standard reference to antique, collectible, and museum furniture"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 368-382) and index. Contents: Foreword / Christian G. Carron -- The Jacobean period: joiners and cabinetmakers in the New World -- William and Mary: the years of transition -- Queen Anne: the line of beauty -- The Chippendale style -- Furniture of the Federal Period -- American Empire -- The country cabinetmaker -- Southern furniture -- Furniture of the folk: Shaker and Pennsylvania German -- Victorian furniture: the Gothic and Rococo revivals -- Victorian furniture: the Renaissance revival -- The Eastlake and other revivals -- The American Mission: 1900-1915 -- Traditional revivals for a conservative public -- Modern furniture, 1920-1941: is it here to stay? -- America takes the lead: 1950s and 1960s modern -- Post modernism: avant-garde furniture since 1975. LCCN: 95014626 ISBN: 9780870697418 0870697412 Other Number: 32311158 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 53331 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 749.213 Fitzgera Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
