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The Swisegood/Long School of Cabinetmaking Based in Davidson County, North Carolina, this attribution covers one of the best documented groups of furniture in the Piedmont region. The work of John Swisegood (1796 to 1874) and his apprentice Jonathan Long (1803 to 1858) is part of a larger body of work produced by at least 15 cabinetmakers in the Davidson and Rowan County region working 1800 to 1850. To date, the 1801 “Long” chest in [...] Click here to continue reading. The Seagram Building From its completion in 1957, the Seagram Building, on Park Avenue in New York City, has been considered a landmark and one of the most important and influential buildings of the Twentieth Century. Designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, in collaboration with Philip Johnson, this is the famed Bauhaus master’s first office tower and only work in New York. Commissioned by Samuel Bronfman, founder and head of Seagram Distillers, the [...] Click here to continue reading. Robert Hooper, 18th Century Marblehead Merchant Born in 1709 to a tallow-maker in the fishing village of Marblehead, Massachusetts, Robert Hooper witnessed, and helped facilitate, the rise of this village into a place of significant influence and wealth in late 18th century New England. While it was an accident of birth and continued good health that allowed Robert Hooper’s life to span most of the 18th century, it was his diligence and wise investments [...] Click here to continue reading. American Pilgrim Period – 1620 to 1720 The Pilgrim Period (or century) of American furniture begins in 1620 with the landing of the Mayflower at Plymouth, Massachusetts and ends in 1690, 1700 or 1720 depending on whether you wish to include the William and Mary style in the Period. In order to keep styles and periods from overlapping each other, we have chosen to end the Pilgrim Period in 1720 when the Queen Anne [...] Click here to continue reading. Biedermeier Style The unpretentious and elegant Biedermeier style of furniture and accessories originated in Germany, circa 1820, and was popular there and in Austria until the mid-1840′s. It greatly simplified earlier French Empire lines into a classical architectural look that was also popular in eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and to some extent in France itself. A darker mahogany look was favored in the more northern European regions while the lighter hues of ash, birch, elm [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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