Connecticut Valley Furniture by Eliphalet Chapin And His Contemporaries, 1750-1800:
Contributors: Patricia E. Kane (Foreword); Robert Lionetti (Collaborator); Susan Schoelwer (Editor)
Publisher: Connecticut Historical Society Museum
Published: November 15, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 576
ISBN-13: 9781881264088
Subjects: Furniture & cabinetmaking; c 1700 to c 1800; Antiques & Collectibles; Art & Art Instruction; Antiques/Collectibles; Connecticut; General
First sentence: The years between 1730 and 1750 were a time of transition from locally made joined oak chests and cupboards, dominant in the Connecticut valley since about 1670, to the cherry cabriole-leg styles made in Connecticut's golden age during the last half of the eighteenth century.