A Winterthur Guide to American Chippendale Furniture: Middle Atlantic and Southern Colonies

A Winterthur Guide to American Chippendale Furniture: Middle Atlantic and Southern Colonies is available as a digital PDF. Read at your own pace with instant download after purchase.

This guide uses museum examples to support comparison of forms, construction, and ornament across regions. It focuses on American Chippendale furniture made between 1755 and 1790.

Included content is presented as a collection of illustrations and supporting text drawn from The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.

Book Overview

A Winterthur Guide to American Chippendale Furniture: Middle Atlantic and Southern Colonies by Charles F. Hummel examines Chippendale furniture in the Middle Atlantic and the South. The book presents 151 pieces of furniture illustrated from the Winterthur collection, including examples made between 1755 and 1790 in New York, Philadelphia, and the South.

The introduction discusses eighteenth-century decorative arts and the workshop responsibilities of master cabinetmakers. It also explains how differences in regional construction habits and design preferences can be observed through careful visual study.

Illustrations are organized by region, with sections for New York, Philadelphia, and the South. The contents include an introduction, notes, notes to the illustrations, and suggested reading.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• Illustrations of American Chippendale furniture from The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• A regional arrangement covering New York, Philadelphia, and the South.
• Context on how eighteenth-century cabinetmakers trained, designed, and produced furniture.
• Discussion of comparison methods for evaluating construction, skill, proportion, and ornament.
• Notes and suggested reading for further study.

Why This Book Matters

This guide supports closer looking at furniture forms in the Chippendale style across regional centers. It uses Winterthur’s collection to encourage comparison of quality, proportions, and ornamental execution.

For readers of decorative arts and material culture, the book also connects furniture design to broader craft practice in colonial America. It is grounded in illustrated examples from a major museum collection.

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If you’re comparing regional forms and craftsmanship in American Chippendale furniture, this illustrated guide is a focused starting point.

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