American Antique Colonial Furniture Pilgrim Queen Anne Chippendale / Scarce Book

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AMERICAN FURNITURE OF THE COLONIAL PERIOD
by Marvin D. Schwartz , Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y., 1976.
In this early out-of-print book, “the author…has defined the scope and variety of colonial furniture within the four principal styles—Pilgrim, William and Mary, Queen Anne and Chippendale.  Some of the pieces he illustrates are favorites of visitors to the Metropolitan, others are provincial works rarely discussed or exhibited.  Those who are curious about the age and origins of their heirlooms, those who wonder what the colonials sat in or on and what they stored their blankets or spices in, and those who delight in encountering fine craftsmanship will alike find much to interest them….”
Illustrated most in black and white with some color plates, readers will find the full gamut of furnishings, including tables, highboys, armchairs and other kinds, looking glasses, desk-and-bookcase pieces, low chests, press cupboards and much more.  This book includes a useful checklist and a bibliography of further readings.  It will make a valuable addition to the reference library of all who hope to deepen their appreciation and understanding of early American furniture and decorative arts in the period between the landing of the Pilgrims and the Revolutionary War.
7.25” x 9.5” hardback with dust cover in good condition (dust cover has a puzzle piece edge tear).  93  pages.
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