American classical furniture 1810-40 : regional identities in the Schrimsher collection / edited by the Schrimsher Foundation ; foreword by Matthew A. Thurlow ; introduction by Wendy A. Cooper and Kimberly E. Schrimsher ; contributions by Clark Pearce, Peter M. Kenny, Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley, Gregory R. Weidman, Matthew A. Thurlow, and Christine Thomson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cooper, Wendy A.

Schrimsher, Kimberly E.

Thurlow, Matthew A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Furniture--United States--Catalogs.

Furniture.

Furniture, Classical.

Physical Description:

328 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm.

Place of Publication:

Huntsville, Ala. : The Schrimsher Foundation in association with D. Giles Ltd., 2025.

Summary:

"Kelly C. and Randall A. Schrimsher began collecting American Classical decorative art in the mid-1980s. Their notable collection comprises hundreds of pieces of furniture by some of the most celebrated cabinetmakers from the key centers of Classical furniture production in the United States: Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. Past literature on American Classical furniture has studied the production centers in relative isolation; however, this catalogue's approach explores the rich artistic exchanges and rivalries that existed between the four cities including a selection of works by foremost cabinetmakers Duncan Phyfe, Charles-Honoré Lannuier, Isaac Vose, William Hancock, John and Hugh Finlay, Anthony Quervelle, and Joseph Barry. A lively export trade introduced Classical wares from these major centers of production to key ports across the United States such as Washington, D.C., Charleston, New Orleans, and beyond" Amazon.

Contents:

Foreword / Matthew A. Thurlow.

Introduction: the rediscovery of the ancient world and its impact on American taste / Wendy a. Cooper and Kimberly E. Schrimsher.

A revolution of style and taste in Boston and Salem / Clark Pearce.

Perfectly fitted, burnished, and bronzed: the classical furniture of New York / Peter M. Kenny.

Fashionable patterns splendid assortments: classical Philadelphia furniture / Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley.

Baltimore classical furniture in the Schrimsher collection / Gregory R. Weidman.

Seats of democracy in Washington, D.C.: chairs for the nation's capital / Matthew A. Thurlow.

Form, motif, and ornament in classical furniture / Christine Thomson and Wendy A. Cooper.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gift of Collin Gleason.

ISBN:

1913875687

9781913875688

OCLC:

1428897004