Author : Timothy D. Rieman
Release : 2005
Genre : Antiques & Collectibles
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 019/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Shaker Furniture Handbook by : Timothy D. Rieman
Download or read book The Shaker Furniture Handbook written by Timothy D. Rieman. This book was released on 2005. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book surveys furniture made during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Shaker communities of New England, Kentucky, and Ohio, with over 130 color photos. Free-standing tables, chairs, boxes, desks, built-in cupboards, and cases of drawers are included. The text introduces nearly twenty Shaker communities, known cabinetmakers, identifiable furniture traits, and designs unique to specific Shaker communites.