Field guide to American victorian furniture.
By: Drawings by Ernst Halberstadt.
Edition: [1st ed.]
Publisher: Little, Brown and Co.
Published: 1952
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 428
Subjects: Furniture, Victorian -- United States; Furniture -- Collectors and collecting
Notes: 140,501
Table of contents: title: Furniture makers' language; title: How to use this book; title: The substyles of Victorian furniture; title: The how and who of Victorian furniture; title: Chairs, ottomans and footstools; title: Sofas, love seats and couches; title: Chests of drawers, bureaus and parlor cabinets; title: Tables and small stands; title: Desk and secretaries; title: Sideboards, hunt boards and sugar chests; title: Whatnots, étagères and other open shelves; title: Bookcases, wardrobes, hatracks, cupboards and kitchen pieces; title: Beds; title: Washstands, commodes, bedside tables and towel racks; title: Mirrors; title: Melodeons and early pianos; title: Papier-mâché and lacquer furniture; title: Cast-iron furniture; title: Handles; title: Wood used; title: Suggested books