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Art & industry in early America : Rhode Island furniture, 1650-1830 / Patricia E. Kane ; with Dennis Carr, Nancy Goyne Evans, Jennifer N. Johnson, Gary R. Sullivan

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Art and industry in early America and Rhode Island furniture, 1650-1830
Published
New Haven : Yale University Art Gallery, 2016.
New Haven ; London : Distributed by Yale University Press
Copyright Date
©2016
Physical Description
xiii, 494 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 32 cm
Additional Creators
Kane, Patricia E., Carr, Dennis (Dennis Andrew), Johnson, Jennifer N., Sullivan, Gary R., Evans, Nancy Goyne, and Yale University. Art Gallery

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Contents
"A lively experiment": early furniture making of the Narragansett Bay region, 1636-1740 / Dennis Carr -- "Faithfully made of the best materials": cabinetmaking in Rhode Island, 1740-1830 / Patricia E. Kane -- The chairmaking and upholstery trades of colonial and federal Rhode Island / Jennifer N. Johnson -- "On this moment hangs eternity": clockmaking in colonial and early federal Rhode Island / Patricia E. Kane and Gary R. Sullivan -- Windsor chairmaking in Rhode Island, 1760-1830 -- Catalogue.
Summary
This book presents new information on the export trade, patronage, artistic collaboration, and the small-scale shop traditions that defined early Rhode Island craftsmanship. This stunning volume features more than 200 illustrations of beautifully constructed and carved objects-including chairs, high chests, bureau tables, and clocks-that demonstrate the superb workmanship and artistic skill of the state's furniture makers.
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ISBN
9780300217841 (hardback)
0300217846 (hardback)
Note
Published in conjunction with the exhibition, organized by the Yale University Gallery, held August 19, 2016-January 8, 2017.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 456-477) and index.
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