The Book of Shaker Furniture

Author: John Kassay
Publisher: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press
ISBN: 9780870232756
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 265

Book Description
A comprehensive, amply illustrated guide illustrates the simple, functional furniture style developed during the Shaker movement--a successful experiment in communitarian living--and traces its evolution from the Colonial styles of New York and New England

The Shaker Furniture Handbook

Author: Timothy D. Rieman
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
ISBN: 9780764320019
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book surveys furniture made during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Shaker communities of New England, Kentucky, and Ohio, with over 130 color photos. Free-standing tables, chairs, boxes, desks, built-in cupboards, and cases of drawers are included. The text introduces nearly twenty Shaker communities, known cabinetmakers, identifiable furniture traits, and designs unique to specific Shaker communites.

Shaker Inspirations

Author: Christian Becksvoort
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781732210035
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

Making Authentic Shaker Furniture

Author: John G. Shea
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486138976
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 230

Book Description
Over 250 photographs and measured drawings for over 80 classic Shaker designs: cradle, dry sink, trestle table, lap desk, rocking chair, many more. 262 halftones. 140 black-and-white line illustrations.

How To Build Shaker Furniture

Author: Tom Moser
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440313083
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 325

Book Description
The Shakers produced many incredible furniture objects that we continue to venerate today. For the woodworker the fascination is often rooted in the essential simplicity of the work. Interest in Shaker design is as strong today as it was when the first edition of this book was published in 1977, possibly stronger. This ongoing interest is the direct result of the inherent beauty of Shaker design—beauty that stems not only from form, but from superb workmanship, a commitment to utility and a total understanding of material.

Encyclopedia of Shaker Furniture

Author: Timothy D. Rieman
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 584

Book Description
This book documents Shaker furniture from communities in New England, Ohio, and Kentucky throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Free-standing tables, chairs, desks, boxes, and case clocks and built-in cupboards and cases of drawers are included. The text provides a detailed account of Shaker history, culture, and religion. Further, it examines Shaker design and tools, reporting new research on the Shaker color palette.

Shaker Style

Author: Sharon Duane Koomler
Publisher: Courage Books
ISBN: 9780762407194
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
This beautifully documented, authoritative overview of the Shaker form and function showcases the 200-year-old sect's eloquent, minimalist style, which blends seamlessly into today's modern design aesthetic. Includes Shaker-style architecture. 175 full-color and b&w photos.

Shaker Design

Author: June Sprigg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Decorative arts, Shaker
Languages : en
Pages : 236

Book Description
"The Shaker movement in America began in 1774 when Mother Ann Lee emigrated from Manchester, England, with a small group of followers, and settled in New York State. Despite impoverished beginnings, the Shakers flourished in the early nineteenth century, and by 1840 there were four to six thousand members living in eighteen principle communities from Maine to Kentucky. Turning away from society, they lived in large families that were both celibate and communal. In striving for heaven on earth, they created a visual environment of such harmony and quiet power that it continues to impress observers today, when the Shakers have all but passed from the American scene. The many works presented in this beautiful volume reveal the Shaker commitment to excellence in all matters. The chairs, cases of drawers, work stands, baskets, oval boxes, wheelbarrows, stoves, looms, and even tailoring tools have a purity of form that transcends mere utility and elevates our appreciation beyond a sense of function."--Amazon.

Stillness & Light

Author: Henry Plummer
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253353629
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 153

Book Description
Shaker buildings have long been admired for their simplicity of design and sturdy craftsmanship, with form always following function. Over the years, their distinctive physical characteristics have invited as much study as imitation. Their clean, unadorned lines have been said to reflect core Shaker beliefs such as honesty, integrity, purity, and perfection. In this book, Henry Plummer focuses on the use of natural light in Shaker architecture, noting that Shaker builders manipulated light not only for practical reasons of illumination but also to sculpt a deliberately spiritual, visual presence within their space. Stillness and Light celebrates this subtly beautiful aspect of Shaker innovation and construction, captured in more than 100 stunning photographs.

Complete Book of Shaker Furniture

Author: Timothy Rieman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 412

Book Description
An in-depth introduction to Shaker history, culture, and religion, followed by 340 objects and historic photographs by community of origin.