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Author Kane, Patricia E., author.

Title Art & industry in early America : Rhode Island furniture, 1650-1830 / Patricia E. Kane ; with Dennis Carr, Nancy Goyne Evans, Jennifer N. Johnson, Gary R. Sullivan.

Publication Info. New Haven, CT : Yale University Art Gallery, 2016.
New Haven ; London : Distributed by Yale University Press, [date of distribution not identified]
©2016.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  Oversize 749.0974 K16A    Check Shelf
Description xiii, 494 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 31 cm
Note Published in connection with the exhibition organized by the Yale University Gallery, August 19, 2016-January 8, 2017.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 456-477) and index.
Summary This book presents new information on the export trade, patronage, artistic collaboration, and the small-scale shop traditions that defined early Rhode Island craftsmanship. This stunning volume features more than 200 illustrations of beautifully constructed and carved objectsincluding chairs, high chests, bureau tables, and clocksthat demonstrate the superb workmanship and artistic skill of the states furniture makers.
Contents "A lively experiment": early furniture making of the Narragansett Bay Region, 1636-1740 / Dennis Carr -- "Faithfully made of the best materials": cabinetmaking in Rhode Island, 1740-1830 / Patricia E. Kane -- The chairmaking and upholstery trades of Colonial and Federal Rhode Island / Jennifer N. Johnson -- "On this moment hangs eternity": clockmaking in Colonial and Early Federal Rhode Island / Patricia E. Kane and Gary R. Sullivan -- Windsor chairmaking in Rhode Island, 1760-1830 -- Catalogue.
Subject Furniture, Early American.
Furniture -- Rhode Island -- History.
Furniture -- Rhode Island -- Exhibitions.
Furniture -- Rhode Island -- History -- 17th century.
Furniture -- Rhode Island -- History -- 18th century.
Furniture -- Rhode Island -- History -- 19th century.
Furniture. (OCoLC)fst00936488
Rhode Island. (OCoLC)fst01204599
Genre/Form Exhibition catalogs. (OCoLC)fst01424028
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Author Carr, Dennis (Dennis Andrew), author.
Johnson, Jennifer N., author.
Sullivan, Gary R., author.
Evans, Nancy Goyne, author.
Yale University. Art Gallery, sponsoring body, host institution.
Added Title Art and industry in early America
Rhode Island furniture, 1650-1830
ISBN 9780300217841 (hardback)
0300217846 (hardback)
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