Author	Russell Hawes Kettell
Catalog date	03/08/2007
Category	8: Communication Artifact
Classification	Furniture New England
Collection	General Collection
Publish date	1929
Summary	A book of photos, drawings and descriptions of early pine furniture and household accessaries made of pine in early New England. The pages are not numbered but each photo or plate and description is numbered. There are 229 "Illustrations from Photographs" and 55 "Illustrations from Drawings." It contains three sections 1. Material (3 pages) 2. Construction (4 pages) 3. Hardware (4 pages.) 4. Wall Boxes (22 pages) 5. Chest (54 pages) 6. Stools & Benches (34 pages) 7. Stands & Tables (37 pages) 8. Desk (31 pages) 9. Shelves & Cupboards (58 pages) 10. Finish (3 pages) no illustrations 11. Signs & Weather Vanes (29 pages) 12. Mirrors (69 pages) 13. Lights (19 pages) plus 6 Cradles, 1 Clothes rack, 1 Bed and 5 Misc. other items 55 pages of drawings of details and construction designs and 1 List of books and museums which contain this material.
Home Location	Shelf in Far Room
Object ID	2007-010-00011
Object Name	Book
Publisher	Dover Publications, Inc.
Search Terms	Early pine furniture
Sub-category	Documentary Artifact
Subjects	Pine Furniture Furniture Boxes Chests Stools Benches Stands (Furniture) Tables Desks Shelving Cupboards Signs (Notices) Weather vanes Light fixtures
Title	The Pine Furniture of Early New England

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