Furniture painting
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Buchter Chair Company order book & stencils
Collection — small col. 48
Identifier: Col-1041
Content Description
The collection consists of an order book and approximately forty stencils used to paint furniture. The order book was kept by Henry Buchter for the Buchter Chair Company for the year of 1872. Orders list various types and styles of seating furniture, including rocking chairs, table chairs, arm chairs, nursing chairs, cottage chairs, dining chairs, and stools. Customers listed were not only from the local area of Louisville, Kentucky, but also from Nebraska, Kansas, Mississippi, Alabama,...
Dates:
1872
Found in:
Winterthur Library
Collection of George D. Thompson & Company design drawings for leather screens
Collection — small col. 48
Identifier: Col-1044
Content Description
A collection of 35 design drawings for leather screens, many on George D. Thompson & Co. letterhead. Most have been colored, and feature designs in the renaissance revival, rococo revival, and Chinoiserie styles. Many include dimensions and prices.
Of note is one design that features a Black person as an umbrella bearer within a rococo revival scene.
Dates:
circa 1890s
Found in:
Winterthur Library