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

Newport, RI: Preservation Society of Newport County, 1954. Hardcover. Green cloth. xii, 216 pp. 139+ bw illus. Fair, hinges worn and covers loose. A well-used copy with ephemeral items about desks tipped-in. Item #25882

Books covers Newport's era of prosperity, the Newport cabinet and chair makers, Newport limners and engravers, and silversmiths. Also includes the 1774 census, The Nichols-Wanton-Hunter House, Townsend-Goddard furniture, a list of Newport joiners, and documented Newport furniture. A wealth of information on the Arts and Crafts in Newport.

Price: $50.00