Author: Trent, Robert F.
Title: Hearts & Crowns: Folk Chairs of the Connecticut Coast 1720-1840 As Viewed in the Light of Henri Focillon's Introduction to Art Populaire
Description: New Haven, Conn, New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1977. Softcover. White & gold & decorated wraps, maps on flyleaves. 101 pp. 81+ BW illustrations. Begins with the words of Henri Focillon, and proceeds into the realization of his theories into "the turned chair as an art form." Covers the longevity and sources of the heart-and-crown tradition, and its nuances in the towns of Stratford, Milford, Norwalk, and Guilford, Connecticut. Also considers the challenges of the Queen Anne style and the Chippendale, Federal, and Hitchcock styles. 81 chairs illustrated here. VG-. Covers show sunning and wear; slight rip along spine, may have pencil marks on FFEP, contents are tight and clean.

Keywords: American Decorative Arts; Chairs; Henri Focillon ; Connecticut Furniture ; Chairs ; ; Furniture - American


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