In Plain Sight: Discovering the Furniture of Nathaniel Gould
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (866 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1907804331 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 284 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Beautiful Book on Beautiful Furniture -- An Heirloom Volume RockLobster This book, and the exhibit with which it is associated, is a remarkable achievement. Over the course of a decade's work, the authors have composed a detailed picture of one of America's greatest furniture makers, and of his client base and broader economic context. And their detective work has yielded an object of beauty fit for anyone interested in history, the decorative arts, or how America came to be. This book opens a door for readers into another world, and makes it truly accessible to both connoisseurs and lay people. While the show will. Getting lost in 18th century Salem Jonathan Rickard Exhaustive study made exquisite by the highly capable photographs of extraordinary classics of American furniture.. Goonk said Great book.. Great book! If you like 18th century furniture, this one is worth having. Not as many pics as other books, but great historical content.
Accident the unexpected discovery of Gould’s day books and account book in the collection of the Massachusetts Historical Society and analysis painstaking and inductive have produced an invaluable, multifaceted case study.This book establishes Gould unquestionably as Salem’s leading cabinetmaker before and during the period of the American Revolution. He made substantial and often expensive furniture, including case pieces of bombé form embellished with carving. The scale of his workshop, his impressively large, diverse clientele, and his successes in Salem’s furniture export trade attest to his achievements as an entrepreneur.However, this book illuminates not only a particular individual, but the Salem/Boston/New England spheres in which Gould operated during a tumultuous time in American history. The number of works that can be attributed to Gould remains small, but the foundation for increasingly assured connoisseurship lies within these pages and Gould’s archival records. In the field of early American furniture made in Massachusetts, Nathaniel Gould
"In addition to superb photography and detailed discussions of each piece, the book includes appendices reproducing and categorizing the contents of the Gould ledgers, making it an invaluable resource for collectors as well as scholars and connoisseurs of American antiques"Barrymore Laurence Scherer, Wall Street JournalIntriguing results of careful research are revealed here with large photos, indices, numerous related essays, and illustrations all with clear presentation"Maine Antique Digest