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The firm of Joseph Meeks and Sons was founded by the cabinetmaker Joseph Meeks who, according to New York City directories, was making furniture in partnership with his brother by 1797. Meeks’s two sons joined him in 1829, when the firm's name changed to Joseph Meeks and Sons.
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In 1960, a pioneering exhibition on Victorian fine and...
- Lighting
He has lectured at a number of museums including the...
- Glass
Amberina was a translucent glass that shaded from mellow...
- Historical Background
Art Decoration Applied to Furniture (New York, 1878). During...
- Silver and Silverplate
After about 1840, the American silver industry was divided...
- Decorative Accessories
Nineteenth-Century American Furniture and Other Decorative...
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Jamestown’s Furniture Industry Before 1860. The availability of wood and water not only made Jamestown a lumber milling center, but also made it possible for a furniture industry to develop. Jamestown was still basically a logging camp when in 1816, Royal Keyes started the first cabinet making shop in the village.
This summary from allexperts.com, "Flint & Horner advertised that its business was founded in 1840. That was the year Henry Bruner opened a furniture business in New York City that was purchased about 1891 by George C. Flint.
13 Σεπ 2010 · The Herts Brothers were prominent interior and furniture designers from New York City. Their business, run by Isaac H. Herts and his brother, Benjamin H. Herts, furnished major buildings in New York City including the New York Produce Exchange, the Columbia Bank, the Union Square Bank; hotels such as the Knickerbocker, Hotel St. Regis, and the ...
13 Δεκ 2018 · Labels found on 20th-century furniture generally fall into three categories: manufacturers, retailers and associations. Manufacturers actually produced the furniture from a design to a finished product. Many manufacturers had clues in the names themselves that left no doubt as to their identity.
19 Ιουν 2015 · By the 1810s some furniture makers began using stencils to create maker’s marks. New York furniture maker Michael Allison was among the first. In addition, over the course of his long career, he used more than a dozen different paper labels, some of which include printed dates.
Within the furniture collection are iconic works by leading New York City makers and designers including John Henry Belter and Company (w. 1844-1866), Herter Brothers (w. 1865-1907), Charles-Honoré Lannuier (w. 1779-1819), Léon Marcotte and Company (w. 1849-1880), Joseph Meeks and Sons (1829-1859), Duncan Phyfe (1770-1854), Pottier and Stymus ...
