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Samuel A Humphrey has been making furniture for fun all his life. A Navy engineer, he moved to Charleston, South Carolina and rediredted his hobby to researching the work of Thomas Elfe, a local eighteenth century cabinetmaker. Tracking down many pieces in musuems and private homes, preparing measured drawings, studing Charleston history and poring over archival records resulted in this book and a new, reproduction breakfast table in the author's home.
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Samuel A Humphrey has been making furniture for fun all his life. A Navy engineer, he moved to Charleston, South Carolina and rediredted his hobby to researching the work of Thomas Elfe, a local eighteenth century cabinetmaker. Tracking down many pieces in musuems and private homes, preparing measured drawings, studing Charleston history and poring over archival records resulted in this book and a new, reproduction breakfast table in the author's home.
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Inside This Book Citations: This book cites 11 books | 1 book that cites this book Explore: Citations | Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Key Phrases - SIPs: double chest, brass nails, drawer bottoms, drawer fronts, case pieces Key Phrases - CAPs: South Carolina, Thomas Elfe, Milby Burton, Charleston Museum, Humphrey Sommers (more) Browse Sample Pages: Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover | Surprise Me! |
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The lives of Thomas Elfe (1719-1775) and the great English cabinetmaker and designer Thomas Chippendale (1718-1779) had many parallels (Figure 2). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
double chest, brass nails, drawer bottoms, drawer fronts, case pieces Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Carolina, Thomas Elfe, Milby Burton, Charleston Museum, Humphrey Sommers, New York, Broad Street, Civil War, Arthur Middleton, King Street, Miles Brewton, William Axson, Chest Of Draws, Joe Kindig, Meeting Street, Nathaniel Russell, Colonial Williamsburg, Michael's Church, Tradd Street, Chippendale's Director, Church Street, Cooper River, George Washington, Henry Ravenel Dwight, North Carolina New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
The lives of Thomas Elfe (1719-1775) and the great English cabinetmaker and designer Thomas Chippendale (1718-1779) had many parallels (Figure 2). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
double chest, brass nails, drawer bottoms, drawer fronts, case pieces Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Carolina, Thomas Elfe, Milby Burton, Charleston Museum, Humphrey Sommers, New York, Broad Street, Civil War, Arthur Middleton, King Street, Miles Brewton, William Axson, Chest Of Draws, Joe Kindig, Meeting Street, Nathaniel Russell, Colonial Williamsburg, Michael's Church, Tradd Street, Chippendale's Director, Church Street, Cooper River, George Washington, Henry Ravenel Dwight, North Carolina New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- American Furniture by Helen Comstock in Back Matter
- American Furniture by Joseph Downs in Back Matter
- American Furniture 2000 (American Furniture) by Luke Beckerdite in Back Matter
- Decorative Arts by Judith Miller in Front Matter
- Charles Towne (Keepers of the Ring Series, No 5) by Angela Elwell Hunt in Front Matter
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