American Furniture 2008 (American Furniture Annual)

Acknowledged as the journal of record in its field, American Furniture presents new research on furniture design, use, production, and appreciation. Begun in 1993, this award-winning annual provides a comprehensive forum on furniture history, technology, connoisseurship, and conservation by the foremost scholars in the field. It is the only interdisciplinary journal devoted exclusively to furniture made or used in the Americas from the seventeenth century to the present.

Table of Contents

Editorial Statement –Luke Beckerdite
The Documentary and Artistic Legacy of Nathaniel Gould –Kemble Widmer II and Joyce King
Early American Shaved Post-and-Rung Chairs –Jennie Alexander, Peter Follansbee, and Robert F. Trent
Furnishing the Craftsman: Slaves and Sailors in the Mahogany Trade –Daniel Finamore
Philadelphia Pier Tables and Their Role in Cultures of Sociability and Competition –Nicholas C. Vincent
The Written Evidence of Furniture Repairs and Alterations: How Original Is "All Original"? Part II –Nancy Goyne Evans
BOOK REVIEWS
Recent Writing on American Furniture: A Bibliography –Gerald W. R. Ward
Index