The Giving Attention to the City's Chief Craftsmen in the Furniture Way; And to Their Tools & Methods of Working Heuvel, Johannes creator Brown, Mills Ford, Thomas K. text utu 2018 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Cabinetmaker in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg" by Johannes Heuvel is a historical account published in the late 20th century. This book delves into the intricacies of furniture making in colonial Williamsburg, shedding light on the skilled craftsmen who contributed to this art form during the 18th century. It discusses the tools and methods they employed, as well as the styles and materials that defined the cabinetmaking trade of that era. The book explores the lives and works of prominent cabinetmakers in Williamsburg, such as Peter Scott, Anthony Hay, and Edmund Dickinson, detailing their craftsmanship and the types of furniture they produced. Heuvel emphasizes the unique blend of American and English influences in the furniture of the time, highlighting both the use of local woods and the adoption of popular styles from England. Through archaeological findings, period documents, and craftsmanship analysis, the author provides a rich, detailed narrative of colonial life and the significant role that cabinetmakers played in shaping the aesthetic and functional aspects of early American homes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2018-05-25 Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Furniture, Colonial -- Virginia -- Williamsburg Furniture workers -- Virginia -- Williamsburg Furniture making NK Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57211 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57211 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134322.0 57211