Harbor & Home: Furniture of Southeastern Massachusetts, 1710-1850
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By Brock Jobe, Gary Sullivan, and Jack O'Brien
This volume represents the first comprehensive look at furniture of southeastern Massachusetts--a region stretching from just south of Boston to Providence, Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard. Four years of research by the authors have yielded new insights into local craft traditions as well as furnishing preferences of area residents. More than 100 pieces of furniture (including clocks), 300 color illustrations, and appendix documenting the activities of 1,000 furnituremaking craftsmen in the area make this an invaluable resource for collectors and scholars alike.
hardcover, 435 pages; appendix, notes, bibliography, index
This volume represents the first comprehensive look at furniture of southeastern Massachusetts--a region stretching from just south of Boston to Providence, Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard. Four years of research by the authors have yielded new insights into local craft traditions as well as furnishing preferences of area residents. More than 100 pieces of furniture (including clocks), 300 color illustrations, and appendix documenting the activities of 1,000 furnituremaking craftsmen in the area make this an invaluable resource for collectors and scholars alike.
hardcover, 435 pages; appendix, notes, bibliography, index
