American Furniture 2007 (American Furniture Annual)

This volume includes articles that explore the relationship between japanned decoration and seafaring narratives; assess the careers and work of Philadelphia cabinetmakers Benjamin Randolph and George G. Wright; contextualize marks, labels, and signatures used by American furniture makers during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; illustrate all of the known American turned chairs with board seats along with British and Continental antecedents; and provide source material for understanding period repairs and alterations.Table of ContentsEditorial Statement –Luke BeckerditeBenjamin Randolph Revisited –Andrew BrunkAmerican Board-Seated Turned Chairs, 1640-1740 –Robert F. Trent and John D. AlexanderFrom Apprentice to Master: The Life and Career of Philadelphia Cabinetmaker George G. Wright –Clark Pearce, Catherine Ebert, and Alexandra Alevizatos KirtleyEarly American Furniture Makers' Marks –Philip D. ZimmermanReading Japanned Furniture –Ethan W. LasserThe Written Evidence of Furniture Repairs and Alterations: How Original Is "All Original"? –Nancy Goyne EvansBOOK REVIEWSRecent Writing on American Furniture: A Bibliography –Gerald W. R. WardIndex