The Shaker Chair (Schiffer Classic Reference Books) - Softcover

Muller, Charles R.; Rieman, Timothy D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764317393 ISBN 13: 9780764317392

Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

For well over a century, the world has noted the distinctive chairs made by Shaker communities throughout the eastern United States. A writer for House Beautiful suggested at the beginning of the twentieth century that "If you own a Shaker chair, preserve it with great care, for it will soon be considered an antique, and a rare one at that." In this definitive book, that statement is verified as the authors examine in depth the styles and production techniques of chairs made at ten Shaker communities during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Historical and contemporary photographs, extensive journal and account book references, diaries, postcards, catalog advertisements, and detailed line drawings are all used to document the chairs' history. Readers will find valuable information on identification of chair types and origins as well as an analysis of design and construction. An essential resource for collectors, historians, designers, and devotees of antique furniture.

About this title

About the Author:

Charles R. Muller is former editor of Antique Review. He previously wrote The Shaker Way as well as numerous articles on antiques and the Shakers. He lives in Ohio. Timothy Rieman is a furniture maker and restorer from New York state who previously wrote The Complete Book of Shaker Furniture.

About this edition

• Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0764317393
• ISBN 13: 9780764317392
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248