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Furniture of John Shearer 1790-1820: True North Britain in Southern Backcountry
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Textbook
- Signed
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- ISBN
- 9780759119543
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Altamira Press
- Topic
- Criticism & Theory, American / General, Furniture, European, Design, Art, Antiques & Collectibles
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Altamira Press
ISBN-10
0759119546
ISBN-13
9780759119543
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102851900
Product Key Features
Language
English
Topic
Criticism & Theory, American / General, Furniture, European, Design, Art, Antiques & Collectibles
Dimensions
Item Length
11.4 In.
Item Height
0.8 In.
Item Width
9 In.
Item Weight
38.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2010-034736
TitleLeading
The
Book Title
Furniture of John Shearer, 1790-1820 : 'a True North Britain' in the Southern Backcountry
Dewey Decimal
749.092
Intended Audience
Trade
Synopsis
A full-color catalog and in-depth examination of the distinctive furniture made by pro-British carpenter and joiner John Shearer, one of the most accomplished furniture makers of the post-Revolutionary period. This publication is co-sponsored by the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts at Old Salem, the Daughters of the American Revolution Museum, and the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley., This book is a full-color catalogue raisonne interprets the distinctive furniture made by John Shearer, one of the most accomplished and intriguing furniture makers during the post-Revolutionary period. Shearer emigrated from Scotland in the late 18th century and retained loyalist sympathies throughout his life, evidenced by the imagery and inscriptions sympathetic to various British causes--such as the suppression of the Irish rebellion in 1798 and the British victory in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805--that he worked into his furniture. Davison provides insight into the furniture's appeal to Anglo-American patrons, not secret loyalists, but men still culturally tied to Great Britain. Shearer's pieces are scattered among various collections, and many of them have been identified only in the last 25 years. This catalog is the only work in which all of Shearer's known pieces of furniture are presented in a single volume.
Publication Year
2011
Format
Hardcover
Reviews
The curious, message-laden inlays and inscriptions that are almost always found on the furniture of joiner John Shearer make him one of the early South's most fascinating and enigmatic artisans. Scholars have sought the meaning of these words and images for more than thirty years, but with little success. Author Elizabeth Davidson has at last cracked the code on Shearer's communiqués, revealing him as a passionate and well informed follower of international events. Her book on the subject will be requiredreading for any serious student of southern furniture..., The curious, message-laden inlays and inscriptions that are almost always found on the furniture of joiner John Shearer make him one of the early South's most fascinating and enigmatic artisans. Scholars have sought the meaning of these words and images for more than thirty years, but with little success. Author Elizabeth Davidson has at last cracked the code on Shearer's communiqu s, revealing him as a passionate and well informed follower of international events. Her book on the subject will be requiredreading for any serious student of southern furniture..., Iconography is a word that doesn't faze Elizabeth Davison. In The Furniture of John Shearer, 1790-1820, her meticulous research records not only what he made, but also unlocks the mind-set of that craftsman in his choice of ornamentation found on so much of his furniture. This is a first-rate study of an aspect of American material culture often neglected, the world of rural craftsmen., Iconography is a word that doesn't faze Elizabeth Davison. In The Furniture of John Shearer, 1790-1820 , her meticulous research records not only what he made, but also unlocks the mind-set of that craftsman in his choice of ornamentation found on so much of his furniture. This is a first-rate study of an aspect of American material culture often neglected, the world of rural craftsmen., The curious, message-laden inlays and inscriptions that are almost always found on the furniture of joiner John Shearer make him one of the early South's most fascinating and enigmatic artisans. Scholars have sought the meaning of these words and images for more than thirty years, but with little success. Author Elizabeth Davidson has at last cracked the code on Shearer's communiqus, revealing him as a passionate and well informed follower of international events. Her book on the subject will be requiredreading for any serious student of southern furniture...
Dewey Edition
22
Table Of Content
Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Preface: John Shearer: Lost and Found Chapter 3 Acknowledgments Part 4 Part I. John Shearer and His Furniture Chapter 5 Introduction Chapter 6 Chapter 1. Who Was John Shearer? Chapter 7 Chapter 2. Inlay and Inscriptions-Reflections of Loyalism, Heritage and Style Chapter 8 Chapter 3. Observations on John Shearer's Work Part 9 Part II. Catalog of Known Shearer Furniture Chapter 10 Note to the Reader Chapter 11 1. Chest of Drawers, 1801 Chapter 12 2. Chest of Drawers, January 27, 1803 Chapter 13 3. Three-Quarter-High Chest of Drawers, 1803 Chapter 14 4. Two-Drawer Chest of Drawers, May 2, 1804 with Van Meter Two-Drawer Chest of Drawers, 1800 Chapter 15 5. Salome Kramer Chest of Drawers, September, 1809 Chapter 16 6. Christina Kramer Chest of Drawers, November, 1809 Chapter 17 7. Mrs. Elizabeth Richards Chest of Drawers, circa 1808-1814 Chapter 18 8. Bureau Table, January, 1804 Chapter 19 9. Desk-on-Stand, circa. 1790-1801 Chapter 20 10. Desk, circa 1790-1803 Chapter 21 11. Desk, 1798 Chapter 22 12. Desk, circa 1801-1808 Chapter 23 13. Desk-and-Bookcase, 1801 and 1806 Chapter 24 14. Desk, circa 1790-1805 Chapter 25 15. Mr. and Mrs. Emely Dixon Desk, circa 1808-1810 Chapter 26 16. Robert McFarland Presentation Desk, circa 1808-1810 with Samuel Luckett Desk, 1810 Chapter 27 17. Alfred Belt Desk, 1817 with British Burned Desk, 1815 Chapter 28 18. The Order of the Thistle Desk, 1818 Chapter 29 19. Sideboard, circa 1806-1817 Chapter 30 20. Cellaret, 1801 Chapter 31 21. Dressing Glass, circa 1790-1818 Chapter 32 22. Tall Case Clock, 1805 with Tall Case Clock, 1802 Chapter 33 23. Isaac Steere Tall Case Clock, 1814 Chapter 34 24. Dining Table, Six-Leg Marlborough, circa 1790-1808 Chapter 35 25. Dining Table, Molded Six-Leg Marlborough, circa 1790-1808 Chapter 36 26. Dining Table, Compass Design, circa 1790-1818 with Dining Table, circa 1790-1818 Chapter 37 27. Bedroom Table, July 27, 1798 Chapter 38 28. Pembroke Table, circa 1790-1801 Chapter 39 29. Pembroke Table, circa 1790-1818 Chapter 40 30. Pier Table, circa 1802-1810 with Miss Elizabeth Filler Pier Table, circa 1804-1806 Chapter 41 31. One-Drawer Table Stand, circa 1790-1808 Chapter 42 32. Mary Piles Table Stand, 1818 with Table Stands, circa 1790-1818 Part 43 Appendices Chapter 44 Appendix I: Shear Madness: The Shearer Collectors by Oscar P. Fitzgerald Chapter 45 Appendix II: John Shearer's Tool Kit, circa 1800-1806 by Brian Coe Chapter 46 Bibliography Chapter 47 Index
LC Classification Number
NK2439.S54D38 2010
Number of Pages
240 pages
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