Harbor & Home: Furniture of Southeastern Massachusetts, 1710–1850
Harbor & Home: Furniture of Southeastern Massachusetts, 1710–1850 is a digital PDF about regional furniture history and American decorative arts. This illustrated digital edition is available for instant download after purchase.
Written by Brock Jobe, Gary R. Sullivan, and Jack O’Brien, the book presents research from the Southeastern Massachusetts Furniture Project at Winterthur Museum & Country Estate. It documents furniture, makers, buyers, and material life from 1710 to 1850.
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Book Overview
This scholarly catalogue examines the furnituremaking traditions of southeastern Massachusetts during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It combines three essays with more than one hundred illustrated furniture entries from private and institutional collections.
The essays introduce southeastern Massachusetts and its furniture, explore the region’s nautical influences on cabinetmaking, and discuss clockmaking by the Bailey family of Hanover. The catalogue also considers craftsmen, purchasing patterns, regionalism, fashion, local affluence, imported goods, and changing furnituremaking techniques.
The volume includes an appendix of southeastern Massachusetts cabinetmakers and clockmakers from 1710 to 1850, notes, a selected bibliography, and an index. It is suited to collectors, scholars, students, and readers of American decorative arts.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- An introduction to southeastern Massachusetts and its furniture traditions.
- An examination of nautical influences on cabinetmaking in the region.
- A study of the Bailey family of Hanover and southeastern Massachusetts clockmaking.
- More than one hundred illustrated catalogue entries covering furniture from private and institutional collections.
- Discussion of local craftsmen, consumer culture, purchasing patterns, fashion, and regionalism.
- An appendix listing southeastern Massachusetts cabinetmakers and clockmakers from 1710 to 1850.
- Notes, a selected bibliography, and an index for further research.
Why Harbor & Home Matters
Harbor & Home establishes a comprehensive foundation for studying a comparatively little-studied geographical area of New England. Its documentation connects furniture craftsmanship with the region’s changing landscape, population, economy, and patterns of consumption.
The book also records furniture from private and institutional collections and brings together research from Winterthur Museum & Country Estate, its collections, library, and academic programs. Its catalogue and reference materials support further study of early American furniture and regional decorative arts.
Book Details
| Title | Harbor & Home: Furniture of Southeastern Massachusetts, 1710-1850 |
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| Author | Brock Jobe, Gary R. Sullivan, and Jack O’Brien |
| Contributors | Derin Bray, Dennis Carr, Karin Goldstein, Forbes Maner, Nicholas Schonberger, Laura Simo, and Martha Willoughby |
| Publisher | University Press of New England |
| Imprint Location | Hanover & London |
| Publisher Address | One Court Street, Lebanon, NH 03766 |
| Publication Date | 2009 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 456 |
| ISBN-10 | 0912724684 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-9 [2724-68-3 |
| Format | |
| File Type | |
| File Size | 70.2 MB |
| File Size Bytes | 73590711 |
| Pages Analyzed Locally | 10 |
| Native Text Pages | 10 |
| Locally OCR-Read Pages | 0 |
| Unreadable Pages | 0 |
| Text Compacted | False |
Device Compatibility
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FAQ
When can I access the book?
Access is available after purchase, with instant download provided for the digital file.
Will I receive a physical copy?
No. This product is a digital download, so there is no physical shipping.
Which devices can open the file?
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Download this digital edition of Harbor & Home for reference, research, and reading on a compatible device.
Verified Bibliographic Details
| Page Count | 456 |
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