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Cabinetmakers

Posts tagged Cabinetmakers from the RareVictorian furniture archive.

Victorian Furniture Makers' Careers Span Periods
Research No. 513

Victorian Furniture Makers' Careers Span Periods

Many Victorian furniture cabinetmakers' careers crossed wide swaths of the Victorian period and thus, adapted to the changes in tastes across those careers. When we think of John Jellif, we think of the Renaissance Reviv

For The Record: Israel Fellows
Research No. 384

For The Record: Israel Fellows

I'd like to start a new feature on Rare Victorian, which I hope will last beyond this one post, called "For The Record". The aim is to profile some less prolific, less visible, or "lost" cabinetmakers from the Victorian

"Hand-Made" Victorian Furniture Does Not Mean 100% Hand-Made
Research No. 313

"Hand-Made" Victorian Furniture Does Not Mean 100% Hand-Made

I thought I'd share this excerpt from a 1980 dissertation by Page Talbot, "THE PHILADELPHIA FURNITURE INDUSTRY 1850 TO 1880". This dissertation was written to partially fulfill her requirements to achieve the degree of D

Joslin Hall Rare Books - Furniture & Cabinetmakers
Research No. 311

Joslin Hall Rare Books - Furniture & Cabinetmakers

For those of you who collect books on antique furniture and cabinetmaking, you may want to call Joslin Hall Rare Books and have them send you this catalog, number 313. It just arrived in the mail yesterday and it has 41