The Furniture of John Shearer, 1790-1820: 'A True North Britain' in the Southern Backcountry

by Elizabeth A. Davison

This book is a full-color catalogue raisonne interprets the distinctive furniture made by John Shearer, one of the most accomplished and intriguing furniture makers during the post-Revolutionary period. Shearer emigrated from Scotland in the late 18th century and retained loyalist sympathies throughout his life, evidenced by the imagery and inscriptions sympathetic to various British causes--such as the suppression of the Irish rebellion in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0759119546
• ISBN13: 9780759119543
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Altamira Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.7" x 11.1"