American Furniture 2009

Editorial Statement
Luke Beckerdite

American Rococo Looking Glasses: From Maker's Hand to Patron's Home
Luke Beckerdite

An Ark of the New Republic
Nicholas R. Bell

Early Polychrome Chests from Hadley, Massachusettes: A Techinal Investigation of Their Paint and Finish
Susan L. Buck

The Compass Artist of Lancaster Country, Pennsylvania
Wendy A. Cooper, Patricia Edmonson, and Lisa M. Minardi

Paint-Decorated Furniture from Piedmont North Carolina
June Lucas

The "Boston Chairs" of Mid-Eighteenth-Century Philadelphia
Philip D. Zimmerman

Book Reviews:

Gilbert Rohde: Modern Design for Modern Living, Phyllis Ross
A review by Chirstopher Long

The Shape of Time: Remarks on the History of Things, George Kubler
A review by David F. Wood

Timeless: Masterpiece American Brass Dial Clocks, Morrison H. Heckscher, Martha H. Willoughby, and David F. Wood
A review by Philip D. Zimmerman

Recent Writing on American Furniture: A Bibliography
Gerald W.R. Ward