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The Williamsburg Collection of Antique Furnishings
The Williamsburg Collection of Antique Furnishings Author:Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Antiques-lovers have been asking for, requesting, yes, demanding a book about Williamsburg furnishings for a number of years. Now the answer is at hand - and the wait has been well worth it. — From Colonial Williamsburg's vast assemblage of largely English and American antique furnishings this book presents in beautiful full-color pictures and au... more »thoritative captions a sampling of some 2000 items. Many appear in room settings such as the visitor to restored Williamsburg may see; many others are shown individually in careful detail photographs.
An introduction by Carlisle H. Humelsine, president of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, tells of the origins of the collection, the principles set forth by its founder, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the curators who have supervised its growth over four decades, and the plans now simmering for further expansion and display of this treasure. Captions for the pictures have been written by Graham Hood, present curator of the Colonial Williamsburg Collection.
Among the types of antique articles pictured and described are: furniture, ceramics, glass, silver, prints and paintings, hand tools, kitchen and laundry utensils, garden tools and equiment, costumes, jewelry, fabrics, guns, musical instruments, floor coverings, and many other kinds of household equipment and decor.« less