Furnishing Louisiana
Subtitle: Creole and Acadian furniture, 1735-1835
By: by Jack D. Holden [et al.] ; edited by Jessica Dorman and Sarah Doerries ; photography by Jim Zeitz
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Historic New Orleans Collection
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New Orleans, LA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 537
ISBN-13: 9780917860560
Description: "A thorough study of Louisiana's early Creole and Acadian furniture (1735-1835) featuring a full-color catalogue of furniture forms made in the upper and lower Mississippi River valley, along with contextual essays on the history of the region, woods, inlay, hardware, cabinetmakers, interiors, and the import trade"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "Cypresses...as far as the eye can see": the cabinet woods of Louisiana; title: Ciphers, stars, vines, and swags: "ebenisterie" in Louisiana / by Cybèle T. Gontar and Jack D. Holden; title: Form follows function: Louisiana furniture hardware; title: The early cabinetmakers of Louisiana; title: Inside the early Louisiana home / by Brian Costello; title: "A forest of ships": furniture importation at the port of New Orleans / by Cybèle T. Gontar; title: Catalogue. The Louisiana armoire; title: Melange: case pieces, desks, and clocks; title: The Louisiana table; title: The Louisiana chair; title: The Campeche chair in Louisiana / by Cybèle T. Gontar; title: The Louisiana bedstead; title: Utilitarian objects; title: Creole furniture from the upper valley of colonial Louisiana / by Francis J. Puig.