{"product_id":"american-classical-furniture-1810-40-regional-identities-in-the-schrimsher-collection-9781913875688","title":"American Classical Furniture, 1810-40: Regional Identities in the Schrimsher Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBold, stately, and elegant furniture is revealed in this entirely new survey of design, regional varieties and workshop collaborations in the American East Coast in the early nineteenth century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKelly C. and Randall A. Schrimsher began collecting American Classical decorative art in the mid-1980s. Their notable collection comprises hundreds of pieces of furniture by some of the most celebrated cabinetmakers from the key centers of Classical furniture production in the United States: Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. Past literature on American Classical furniture has studied the production centers in relative isolation; however, this catalogue's approach explores the rich artistic exchanges and rivalries that existed between the four cities including a selection of works by foremost cabinetmakers Duncan Phyfe, Charles-Honor? Lannuier, Isaac Vose, William Hancock, John and Hugh Finlay, Anthony Quervelle, and Joseph Barry. A lively export trade introduced Classical wares from these major centers of production to key ports across the United States such as Washington, D.C., Charleston, New Orleans, and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWonderful examples by esteemed cabinetmakers and their workshops illustrate regional varieties, collaborations, and points of departure. In addition to the 85 full-page color illustrations of furniture, the book features over 150 additional comparative illustrations of pattern books, architectural designs, historical views, and detailed photos of carving, gilding, and painted surfaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe list of authors includes the Decorative Arts Trust's Executive Director and current and past members of its Board of Governors: Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley, Christine Thomson, Clark Pearce, Gregory R. Weidman, Kimberly E. Schrimsher, Matthew A. Thurlow, Peter M. Kenny, and Wendy A. Cooper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll proceeds benefit the Decorative Arts Trust's Publishing Grants program.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew A. Thurlow\u003c\/b\u003e is the executive director, Decorative Arts Trust Board. Prior to heading the Trust, Matt served as assistant director of Development for Major Gifts and Planned Giving at Winterthur; and research associate and installations coordinator in the American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWendy A. Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e is curator emerita and formerly the Lois F. and Henry S. McNeil Senior Curator of Furniture, Winterthur Museum.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClark Pearce\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent furniture historian who serves as an advisor to collectors and institutions in America and internationally, and manages conservation projects for private clients and museums.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a thirty-year career at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, \u003cb\u003ePeter M. Kenny\u003c\/b\u003e retired in 2014 as the Ruth Bigelow Wriston Curator of American Decorative Arts and administrator of the American Wing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexandra Alevizatos Kirtley\u003c\/b\u003e is the Montgomery-Garvan curator of American decorative arts at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGregory Weidman\u003c\/b\u003e is nationally recognized as a leading authority on Maryland furniture and historic interiors. She is a curator at Hampton National Historic Site in Baltimore County, and curator for Baltimore's other National Park Service site, Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor over 30 years \u003cb\u003eChristine Thomson\u003c\/b\u003e has been a furniture and decorative surfaces conservator with emphasis on the study and treatment of painted, lacquered, gilded and varnished surfaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Giles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51183383216402,"sku":"9781913875688","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0a302c6f-3d34-459d-a389-0d1913cd4d2a.jpg?v=1744465218","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/american-classical-furniture-1810-40-regional-identities-in-the-schrimsher-collection-9781913875688","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}