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Victorian Furniture Makers’ Careers Span Periods

August 2, 2009

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 Revival furniture even though he retired in 1860 and probably wasn’t there while the majority of that furniture that we’re familiar with [...]

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For The Record: Israel Fellows

November 14, 2008

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 era. I’ll especially try to target makers whose pieces seem to be anonymously floating (or wrongly [...]

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“Hand-Made” Victorian Furniture Does Not Mean 100% Hand-Made

July 23, 2008

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 Doctor of Philosophy. Page’s name shows up often in our niche and is author, co-author, and editor of several [...]

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Joslin Hall Rare Books – Furniture & Cabinetmakers

July 18, 2008

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 pages of 288 books dating back from the 1800s to present. I spotted about [...]

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