Crafting Excellence: The Furniture of Nathan Lumbard and His Circle

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When the inscription “Made by Nathan Lumbard Apl 20th 1800” used to be found within the late 1980s on a chest of drawers, the identity of an unknown craftsman all of sudden surfaced. Crafting Excellence introduces the striking achievements of cabinetmaker Nathan Lumbard (1777−1847) and a small group of craftsmen associated with him. Working first of all within the village of Sturbridge, Massachusetts, these artisans fashioned an array of objects that rank a number of the most colorful and creative of Federal The united states. Latest scholarship has revealed Lumbard’s connection with the cabinetmaker Oliver Wight, from whom he likely learned his trade and gained an working out of neoclassicism. Careful study of objects linked to Lumbard, Wight, and nearby artisans has produced a framework for identifying their work. The invention of Lumbard’s name three decades ago led the authors on a pioneering journey, culminating on this handsome volume, an insightful contribution to American furniture history.
 

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