Project Gutenberg 2018-05-25 Public domain in the USA. 227 Heuvel, Johannes Brown, Mills Ford, Thomas K. The Cabinetmaker in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg Giving Attention to the City's Chief Craftsmen in the Furniture Way; And to Their Tools & Methods of Working The Cabinetmaker in 18th-Century Williamsburg Williamsburg craft series Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Cabinetmaker in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg" by Johannes Heuvel is a historical account published in the late 20th century. This book delves into the intricacies of furniture making in colonial Williamsburg, shedding light on the skilled craftsmen who contributed to this art form during the 18th century. It discusses the tools and methods they employed, as well as the styles and materials that defined the cabinetmaking trade of that era. The book explores the lives and works of prominent cabinetmakers in Williamsburg, such as Peter Scott, Anthony Hay, and Edmund Dickinson, detailing their craftsmanship and the types of furniture they produced. Heuvel emphasizes the unique blend of American and English influences in the furniture of the time, highlighting both the use of local woods and the adoption of popular styles from England. Through archaeological findings, period documents, and craftsmanship analysis, the author provides a rich, detailed narrative of colonial life and the significant role that cabinetmakers played in shaping the aesthetic and functional aspects of early American homes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Furniture, Colonial -- Virginia -- Williamsburg Furniture workers -- Virginia -- Williamsburg Furniture making NK Text Category: History - American Category: Art 113731 2025-06-23T03:32:58.575973 text/html 107555 2018-05-24T19:19:16 text/html 1562581 2025-06-23T03:33:04.512931 application/epub+zip 1563607 2025-06-23T03:33:01.127956 application/epub+zip 102811 2025-06-23T03:32:59.807991 application/epub+zip 1607530 2025-06-23T03:33:06.784965 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1581275 2025-06-23T03:33:03.246932 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141166 2022-08-25T17:16:07.127509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 86536 2025-06-23T03:32:58.026957 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86776 2018-05-24T19:19:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86320 2018-05-24T19:19:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21062 2025-06-23T03:33:06.947925 application/rdf+xml 21933 2025-06-23T03:32:59.909021 image/jpeg 3466 2025-06-23T03:32:59.856953 image/jpeg 33253 2018-05-24T19:20:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 33138 2018-05-24T19:20:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 1436809 2018-05-24T19:20:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 1439033 2025-06-23T03:32:58.626989 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog