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The painted furniture of French Canada, 1700-1840 /

By:

Fleming, John A, 1935-

Contributor(s):

Canadian Museum of Civilization

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Camden East, Ont. : Camden House Publications, 1994Description: 179 pages : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0921820852

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

749.211/4 20

Summary: From the Dust Cover - "A major reference work for collectors and historians, and a highly readable study for a general audience, thesis the first book about painted furniture in Canada and the first broad examination of furniture from French Canada in more than three decades.Based on archival records and contemporary news-papers, directories and examination of pieces in 30 public and private collections, The Painted Furniture of French Canada, 1700 - 1840 describes within their historical context, the organization of domestic interiors and the materials and methods of construction, as well as high style and folk influences on furniture deign and decorating in New France and then lower Canada to about 1840. "

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Reference	Carleton University, AVRC	Richardson Collection - Non CIrculating - Call No. Accompanied by Red Dot	Open-stacks	NK2442* (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan		16055001425

Co-published by the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Signed by Author "John A. Flemming " on center and top right "D.S. Richardson" on lining page.

Published also in French under title: Les meubles peints du Canada français, 1700-1840.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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