New England Furniture: Essays in Memory of Benno M. Forman (Old-Time New England, Volume 72)

Boston, MA: The Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, 1987. 1st. Soft cover. Very Good. 9.2x6.1x1.1in. fading to spine, inventory number on front endpaper.
Published as Volume 72 of Old-Time New England, this book contains nine essays by various experts on New England Furniture: The Fruits of Oligarchy: Patronage and the Hadley Chest Tradition in Western Massachusetts by Philip Zea (19 figures, 4 tables, and a Checklist of Hampshire County Woodworkers, 1636-1730); Some Thoughts on Connecticut Cupboards and Other Case Furniture by Gerald W. R. Ward (13 figures); John Cahoone and the Newport Furniture Industry by Jeanne Vibert Sloane (15 figures); Carving Practices in Eighteenth-Century Boston by Luke Beckerdite (43 figures); An Introduction to Portsmouth Furniture of the Mid-Eighteenth Century by Brock W. Jobe (36 figures); Mix and Match: A Study of the Furniture in One Household by Myrna Kaye (46 figures); Vermont Furniture, 1790-1830 by William N. Hosley, Jr. (32 figures); Transparent Furniture Finishes in New England, 1700-1825 by Robert D. Mussey, Jr. (6 figures); The Wheelwright and Maerklein Inventories and the History of the Upholstery Trade in America, 1750-1900 by Andrew Passeri and Robert Trent (7 figures).
354pp 1.62lb 9.2x6.1x1.1in