Art and Industry in Early America: Rhode Island Furniture, 1650-1830

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The most comprehensive publication to be had so far at the topic, Art and Industry in Early America examines furniture made all over Rhode Island from the earliest days of the settlement to the late Federal period. This stunning volume features more than 200 illustrations of beautifully constructed and carved objects—including chairs, high chests, bureau tables, and clocks—that demonstrate the very good workmanship and artistic skill of the state’s furniture makers. Written by distinguished scholars, the book presents new information at the export trade, patronage, artistic collaboration, and the small-scale shop traditions that defined early Rhode Island craftsmanship. Along with iconic, stylish pieces from necessary centers of production like Newport and Providence and by well known makers such as John Goddard and Samuel and Joseph Rawson, Jr., the catalogue showcases simpler examples made in smaller towns. More than 100 catalogue entries detail marks and inscriptions, bibliography, and provenance and feature many new photographs, encouraging a deeper working out of this dynamic school of American furniture making.

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