A Cultural History of Furniture in the Age of Empire and Industry

Author:   Dr Catherine L. Futter (Brooklyn Museum, New York City, USA) ,  Christina M. Anderson (SELCS-CMII, University College London, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9781350595729


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   08 January 2026
Format:   Paperback
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A Cultural History of Furniture in the Age of Empire and Industry


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Author:   Dr Catherine L. Futter (Brooklyn Museum, New York City, USA) ,  Christina M. Anderson (SELCS-CMII, University College London, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 16.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781350595729


ISBN 10:   1350595721
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   08 January 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface Introduction, Catherine L. Futter, Brooklyn Museum, USA and Christina M. Anderson, University College London, UK 1. Design and Motifs, M. B. Aldrich, Independent Scholar, UK 2. Makers, Making, and Materials, Christina M. Anderson, University College London, UK 3. Types and Uses, Camille Mestdagh, Independent Scholar, France 4. The Domestic Setting: Self, Stories, and Furniture in the Nineteenth-Century, Amy G. Richter, Clark University, USA 5. The Public Setting, Sylvain Cordier, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, USA 6. Exhibition and Display, Catherine L. Futter, Brooklyn Museum, USA 7. Furniture and Architecture, David Oakey, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, USA 8. Visual Representations, Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth, V&A Museum, UK 9. Verbal Representations: Writing Tables and Reading Chairs - Verbal-Textual-Intertextual Representations of Furniture, Emma Ferry, Hereford College of Arts, UK Notes Bibliography Index

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Catherine L. Futter is Director of Curatorial Affairs and Senior Curator of Decorative Arts, Brooklyn Museum, USA. Christina M. Anderson is Principal Research Fellow, SELCS-CMII, University College London, UK.

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