Early seating upholstery : reading the evidence /

Early seating upholstery : reading the evidence /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Graves, Leroy, 1944-
Imprint:	Williamsburg, Virginia : The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 2015.
Description:	ix, 225 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Upholstery -- Conservation and restoration. Upholstered furniture -- United States -- History -- 18th century. Textile fabrics -- Conservation and restoration. Antiques -- Conservation and restoration. Antiques -- Conservation and restoration. Textile fabrics -- Conservation and restoration. Upholstered furniture. Upholstery.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10374090

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ISBN:	9780879352783 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0879352787 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Little upholstery from the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries has survived in America as rooms were redecorated or fabrics wore out or went out of fashion. Indeed, by the twentieth century, the upholstering processes were themselves largely lost. Graves shows how to "read the evidence" on existing upholstery and furniture frames and in period images and documentation, and in the process he illuminates the aesthetics and methods of early upholsterers. In Early Seating Upholstery, Graves examines the structure and components of furniture frames and upholstery materials, chronicles the evolution of upholstery fashions and techniques, and presents detailed case studies of side chairs, back stools, armchairs, easy chairs, settees, sofas , and couches. Graves also illustrates his pioneering method of conservation, describing step-by-step the treatments of a bare frame of a side chair and an easy chair with surviving foundation upholstery and show material."--Publisher's description.

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Physical Description:	ix, 225 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780879352783 0879352787