American furniture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. II ; Late colonial period: the Queen Anne and Chippendale styles PDF
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he Metropolitan Muse m ofArt at Co onial Period: The Queen Anne and Chippendale Styles FPT $45.00 American Forni tI TheMetropolitan Museum ofArt LateColonial Period: TheQueenAnne andChippendaleStyles by Morrison H.Heckscher With371 iIIustrations-47infull color Here at lastis the publication thatdoc umentsThe Metropolitan Museum of Art's superlativecollection oflatecolo-> nial furniture. This comprehensive catalogue-prodigiously researched and gloriously illustrated-presents 213 ofthe finest objects in the Museum's American Wing. These masterpieces ofeighteenth-century furniture are fullydescribed and considered in light ofcomparative pieces from collections across the country. For everyobject the authorgivesdetailed information about provenance,construction,condi tion, inscriptions ifany,dimensions, and materials.The volume willstand as the quintessential sourcebook for collectors and a tourde force ofschol arship in the field. In his foreword, Philippe de Monte bello,directorofthe Metropolitan, says:"The Museum's highest priority istocommunicate fullyand exhaus tively what isknown about itscollec tionsin cataloguessuch asthe present one. The firstofthree volumescovering the entire field ofAmerican furniture, itisdevoted to the achievements of American cabinet-and chairmakersin the mid-eighteenth century,and in it curator Morrison Heckscherisable to furnish not only both a synopticand detailed accountofthe period, but also invaluable information on methodsof manufacture and on tylisticconsid- (continuedonbackflap) (continuedfromJroflljl.1F) erations,since pointsofdeparture are the objectsthen selves,ultimately the most directand ecure evidence from which accurate conclusionscan be drawn:' The catalogue contains an appendix ofphotographicdetails,a complete bibliography,and indexes. Morrison H.Heckscheriscuratorof American Decorative Arts atThe Metropolitan Museum ofArt. " On thejacket: Front- Cat.no.72, easy chair, Newport, 1758.Back- Cat. no. 155. japanned highboy,Boston, 1730-50 Printed inItalybyAmilcare Pizzi,S.p.a., Milan Published byThe Metropolitan Museumof Art and·Random House,New York AMERICAN FURNITURE in The Metropolitan Museum of Art This publication has been made possible by a generous grant from MR. AND MRS. GEORGE M. KAUFMAN A M E R I C A N F U R N I T U R E in The Metropolitan Museum of Art II Late Colonial Period: The Queen Anne and Chippendale Styles MORRISON H. HECKSCHER Edited by Mary-Alice Rogers Photographs by Richard Cheek THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART RANDOM HOUSE New York PUBLISHED BY The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Random House, New York Bradford D. Kelleher, Publisher, The Metropolitan Museum ofArt John P. O'Neill, Editor in Chief PollyCone, Project Coordinator Peter Oldenburg, Designer PHOTOCREDITS:Allphotographsare byRichardCheek,with theexceptionofthoseat cataloguenumbers74,77,78,79(easy chairframes), 212,213,anddetails at thebackofthebookofin scriptionson cat. nos. 72,81, 100,139,178,181,192,which are bythe Photograph Studio, TheMetropolitan Museum of Art. Type set by National Photocomposition Services, Inc., Syosset, New York Printedand boundin Italy by Amilcare Pizzi,s.p. a., Milan Copyright© 1985byThe Metropolitan Museum of Art All rights reserved under International and Pan-American copyrightconventions. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING IN PUBLICATION DATA Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) American furniture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Includes bibliography and index. Contents: --v. 2.The late colonial period, Queen Anne and Chippendale styles. I. Furniture--United States--Catalogs. 2. Furniture- New York (N.Y.)--Catalogs. 3. Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)--Catalogs. I. Heckscher, Morrison H. II. Rogers, Mary-Alice. III. Title. NK2405.M47 1985 749.214'074'01471 ISBN0-87099-427-1 (v. 2) ISBN0-394-551OI-X (Random House) CONTENTS FOREWORD 9 PREFACE I I ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 13 NOTES ON THE CATALOGUE 15 INTRODUCTION 17 THE CATALOGUE I. Seating and Sleeping Furniture 1. New England Chairs 35 2. New York Chairs 60 3. Pennsylvania Chairs 78 4. Stools, Couches, and Upholstered-backChairs I I I 5. Easy Chairs 120 6. Settees and Sofas 135 7. Cradle and Bedsteads 145 II. Tables, Stands, and Screens 8. Slab Tables 155 9. Card Tables 164 10. Dining Tables 177 11. Square Tea Tables 184 12. Round Tea Tables 190 13. Stands and Firescreens 201 III. Case Furniture 14. Bureau Tables, Chests, Chests-on-Chests 2°9 15. New England High Chests and DressingTables 231 16. Pennsylvania High Chests and Dressing Tables 249 17. Desks 263 18. Desks and Bookcases 273 19. Clocks 289 20. Miscellaneous Case Forms 312 IV. Frames 21. Looking Glasses 327 22. Picture Frames 33° PHOTOGRAPHrc DETAILS 333 SHORT TITLES AND ABBREVIATIONS 367 INDEX 377
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