Item #182650 The Arts and Crafts of Newport, Rhode Island, 1640-1820, Ralph E. Carpenter.
The Arts and Crafts of Newport, Rhode Island, 1640-1820,
The Arts and Crafts of Newport, Rhode Island, 1640-1820,
The Arts and Crafts of Newport, Rhode Island, 1640-1820,
The Arts and Crafts of Newport, Rhode Island, 1640-1820,
The Arts and Crafts of Newport, Rhode Island, 1640-1820,
The Arts and Crafts of Newport, Rhode Island, 1640-1820,

The Arts and Crafts of Newport, Rhode Island, 1640-1820,

Newport: Preservation Society of Newport County, 1954. Hardcover. Green cloth covers, gilt lettering on spine. 216 pp, illustrations. G+, ex-library stamping on spine, blind emboss flyleaf, library pocket back leaf. Spine shows some wear and back cover is scratched. Pages are clean and tight. Item #182650

"This book, I believe, faithfully depicts the consummate skill and superlative craftsmanship of Newport cabinetmakers, silversmiths, and painters, and is the forerunner of other volumes which will portray other aspects of this truly American culture." -- Foreword. Contents: [V.1] Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Newport's era of prosperity -- The Newport cabinet and chair makers -- Furniture illustrations -- The Newport limners and engravers -- Paintings -- Engravings -- The Newport Silversmiths -- Silver illustrations -- The 1774 census -- Supplementary illustrations -- Notes to "The Newport cabinet and chair makers" -- Notes to "The Newport limners and engravers" -- List of subscribers.

OCLC: 2301607

Price: $135.00