Description
American Painted Furniture, 1660-1880: An Illustrated Survey of the Most Beautiful and Fascinating American Antiques book by Dean A. Fales Jr. ISBN 10: 0517625318 / ISBN 13: 9780517625316
This rare book covers by chapter: Early Colonial: The Seventeenth Century; Up the Connecticut River; Along the Connecticut Shore; The Eighteenth Century; The Legacy of Nieu Netherland; and Patterns and Plain Paints. Late Colonial: Japanning; Queen Anne and Chippendale; and Early Windows. Federal: Federal Furniture; Painting on Glass; and Fancy Furniture. American Empire. Nineteenth Century: Academy Painting; Hitchcocks; Pillars and Scrolls; Paint for Paint’s Sake; Later Windows. Cultural Patterns: Shaker Furniture and Pennsylvania German Furniture.Victorian. Followed by Notes, Bibliography, Credits, and Index. “The text… is a triumph of authoritative scholarship and readability, and [provides]… an especially rich bibliography…. This volume is in every way an indispensable reference for all collectors, dealers, and students in the fields of American antiques and decorative arts.”
