Made to order
Subtitle: George Thwaites and Sons, colonial cabinet makers
By: Robert La Nauze
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9781742235516
Subjects: Furniture design; Furniture industry and trade; Cabinetmakers; History
Other titles: George Thwaites and Sons, colonial cabinet makers
Description: During the three decades that followed the discovery of gold in the 1850s, Melbourne saw the construction of elaborate Gothic Revival public and commercial buildings and mansions built on a grand scale. Foremost in furnishing these buildings was the cabinet manufactory of Geo Thwaites & Son. This book illuminates the lives of not only the company's owners but the artisans, whose contribution to the fabric of colonial and Victorian society has been largely overlooked. Made to order provides a fascinating insight into colonial Melbourne and features an extraordinary range of furniture that is testament to the quality of the Thwaites' workmanship.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.