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Softback
64pp

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The classic simplicity and restrained ornamentation of American Colonial furniture are brought into sharp focus with this highly useful reference work and fertile source of practical plans and ideas. Fifty-five plates of crisp-line, rendered-toscale drawings reveal the essence and appeal of Colonial-era furnishings: chests of drawers, high boys, Windsor chairs, high-backed chairs, desks, sideboards, a variety of tables, sofas, clocks, bedspreads, looking glasses - a total of fifty-nine authentic pieces with detailed close-ups of finials, turnings, carvings, moldings, and hidden features of inner construction.
First published in 1895, these plates were rendered by Alvan Crocker Nye, a professional architect with a keen interest in American furniture. The author chose important and representative pieces from many private and public collections,
including: The American Historical Society, Worcester, Massachusetts; The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Connecticut; and Memorial Hall, DeerfIeld, Massachusetts.