The Furniture of Our Forefathers
- Author(s): Esther Singleton and Russell Sturgis
- Category: Furniture & Furnishings
- Publisher: Doubleday, Page & Company
- Publish year: 1970
- ISBN: 9678000001078
- Number of Pages: 572
A comprehensive work about antique furniture
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THE FURNITURE OF OUR FOREFATHERS
List of Illustrations
Part I: Early Southern CARVED OAK AND WALNUT OF THE XVIITH CENTURY
Part II: Later Southern OAK, WALNUT AND EARLY MAHOGANY
Part III: Early New England IMPORTED AND HOME-MADE PIECES OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
PART IV: Dutch and English Periods NEW YORK FROM 1615 TO 1776
PART V: New England from 1700 to 1770 IMPORTED AND HOME-MADE PIECES OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Part VI. Chippendale AND OTHER GREAT CABINET-MAKERS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
PART VII: Domestic and Imported Furniture FROM 1776 TO 1830
PART VIII: Woods, Upholstery and Styles OF THE EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY