Paint, Pattern and People : Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850 by Cooper, Wendy A. and Minardi, Lisa - 2011

University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Winterthur, Del./ Philadelphia: The University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011. Hardbound. VG/VG. Burnt orange woven cloth with gilt spine lettering, color illustrated dust jacket, color illustrated end pages, 277 pp., profusely illustrated with color and bw photographs. Paint, Pattern, and People explores the fascinating and diverse furniture of southeastern Pennsylvania through the people who made, owned, inherited, and collected it. Delving into the cultures and creativity of the area's inhabitants, primarily those of British and Germanic heritage, this comprehensive work looks closely at localisms and regionalisms of form, ornament, and construction that were influenced by ethnicity, religious affiliation, settlement patterns, socioeconomic status, and the skills of the craftsmen.William Penn's policy of religious tolerance attracted people of various faiths and ethnic backgrounds, making Pennsylvania the most culturally diverse of the thirteen colonies. Through the study of well-documented… Read More

Winterthur, DE: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, 2011. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Rust-brown cloth, lettered on front cover in blind and on spine panel in gold foil. Mildly bumped bottom front corner (no exposure), minor indentation along bottom front edge near joint, approx. 1 1/2" narrow area of minor soiling along bottom front edge, otherwise as issued. Color pictorial dust jacket shows the slightest bit of shelf wear, 1/8" closed tear at heel of front joint, virtually as issued, now in archival mylar. xxvi,278 pp., fully illus. in color. One of the essential publications on decorated furniture of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Germans. PGS Vol. 45. Scarce..

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University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011-03-17. Hardcover. Good.

University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011-03-17. Hardcover. Used:Good.

University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011-04-14. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover with dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelf wear. Dust jacket shows light edge wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. APPEARS UNREAD. ALMOST LIKE NEW.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

The University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011. Hardbound. VG/VG. Orange woven cloth. 277 pp., profusely illustrated with color and bw photographs. Paint, Pattern, and People explores the fascinating and diverse furniture of southeastern Pennsylvania through the people who made, owned, inherited, and collected it. Delving into the cultures and creativity of the area's inhabitants, primarily those of British and Germanic heritage, this comprehensive work looks closely at localisms and regionalisms of form, ornament, and construction that were influenced by ethnicity, religious affiliation, settlement patterns, socioeconomic status, and the skills of the craftsmen.William Penn's policy of religious tolerance attracted people of various faiths and ethnic backgrounds, making Pennsylvania the most culturally diverse of the thirteen colonies. Through the study of well-documented furniture, fraktur, needlework, paintings, and architecture produced by this mixed multitude, the region's great diversity comes… Read More

Illustrated throughout in colour

Winterthur Museum & Gardens, 2011. Book. Very Good. hardback. hardback, quarto, a measuring 12" x 9 2/5", a very good tightly bound copy in a well preserved pictorial dust wrapper and with a clean and unmarked text, illustrated throughout, xxv + 277 pp. Because of weight, a request for additional postage might be made if ordered from locations outside the United Kingdom..