Cabinet warehousing in the southern Atlantic ports, 1783-1820

Author

Alexander, Forsyth M.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Journal of early southern decorative arts. 1989, Num. 2, Vol. 15, 1-4 2

ISSN

0098-9266

Abstract (en)

Describes how southern cabinetmakers supplemented their declining incomes through the importation and retail sale of northern furniture--a practice called cabinet warehousing. Author looks at individual port cities from Baltimore to Savannah.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Decorative arts -- Furniture -- United States
• Furniture
• United States
• 1700-1900
• United States, Northeastern
• Commerce
• United States, Southern
• Cabinetmakers
• Merchants
• Economics

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Arts décoratifs -- Mobilier -- États-Unis
• Mobilier
• Etats-Unis
• 1700-1900
• Etats-Unis du Nord-Est
• Commerce
• Etats-Unis du Sud
• Ebénistes
• Marchands
• Economie

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920101-00416316

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