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Irish furniture : woodwork and carving in Ireland from the earliest times to the Act of Union / the Knight of Glin and James Peill ; including A dictionary of Irish furniture-makers by John Rogers; with photography by James Fennell and Dara McGrath.

By: Glin, Desmond FitzGerald, Knight of, 1937-2011.
Contributor(s): Peill, James.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New Haven : Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, c2007Description: viii, 323 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0300117159 (alk. paper); 9780300117158 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Furniture -- Ireland -- History -- 17th century | Furniture -- Ireland -- History -- 18th century | Wood-carving -- Ireland -- History -- 17th century | Wood-carving -- Ireland -- History -- 18th century | Decorative arts | Ireland | Home & house maintenance | Art and DesignDDC classification: 749.09415 KNI
Contents:
Furniture and woodwork up to the restoration of Charles II in 1660 -- The restoration period -- Carving in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries -- Ireland in the second quarter of the eighteenth century -- Furniture of the mid-eighteenth century -- Ireland in the late eighteenth century -- Catalogue of Irish furniture -- Appendix I: A dictionary of eighteenth-century Irish furniture-makers by John Rogers -- Appendix II: Charles Coleman's Bill.
Summary: Devoted entirely to the subject of Irish furniture and woodwork, this text provides a detailed survey , encompassing everything from medieval choir stalls to drawing-room suites for the great houses, from earliest times to the end of the 18th century.
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General lending MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main 749.09415 KNI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 38888000827323
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This lavishly illustrated and comprehensive volume is the first devoted entirely to the subject of Irish furniture and woodwork. It provides a detailed survey--encompassing everything from medieval choir stalls to magnificent drawing-room suites for the great houses--from earliest times to the end of the eighteenth century.
The first part of the book presents a chronological history, illustrated with superb examples of Irish furniture and interior carving. In a lively text, the Knight of Glin and James Peill consider a broad range of topics, including a discussion of the influence of Irish craftsmen in the colonies of America. The second part of the book is a fascinating pictorial catalogue of different types of surviving furniture, including chairs, stools, baroque sideboards, elegant tea and games tables, bookcases, and mirrors. The book also features an index of Irish furniture-makers and craftsmen of the eighteenth century, compiled from Dublin newspaper advertisements and other contemporary sources.



Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

Formerly CIP. Uk

Includes bibliographical references (p. [314]-319) and index.

Furniture and woodwork up to the restoration of Charles II in 1660 -- The restoration period -- Carving in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries -- Ireland in the second quarter of the eighteenth century -- Furniture of the mid-eighteenth century -- Ireland in the late eighteenth century -- Catalogue of Irish furniture -- Appendix I: A dictionary of eighteenth-century Irish furniture-makers by John Rogers -- Appendix II: Charles Coleman's Bill.

Devoted entirely to the subject of Irish furniture and woodwork, this text provides a detailed survey , encompassing everything from medieval choir stalls to drawing-room suites for the great houses, from earliest times to the end of the 18th century.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Acknowledgements (p. ix)
  • Foreword (p. xi)
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • Part I
  • Chapter 1 Furniture and Woodwork Up to the Restoration of Charles II in 1660 (p. 7)
  • Origins
  • Early Wood Carving
  • The Furnishing of Castles and Tower Houses
  • Kilkenny Castle and its Inventories
  • A Waterford Merchant's Inventory
  • A Co. Kerry Castle Inventory
  • An Elizabethan Planter's Inventory
  • A Limerick Tower House Inventory
  • A Gaelic Irish Earl's Inventory
  • The Armada Table
  • Seventeenth-Century Chimneypieces
  • The Great Earl of Cork
  • Other Inventories
  • Chapter 2 The Restoration Period (p. 23)
  • Ormonde Inventories
  • Charleville
  • Burton
  • Late Seventeenth-Century Building and Decoration in Ireland
  • Eyrecourt Kilkenny Castle
  • The Fate of Elizabeth Freke
  • Chapter 3 Carving in the Late Seventeenth and Early Eighteenth Centuries (p. 33)
  • The Royal Hospital, Kilmainham
  • St Michan's Church
  • Cabragh House
  • Beaulieu
  • Stackallan
  • St Mary's Church
  • St Ann's Church
  • Marsh's Library
  • Trinity College Dublin
  • Dr Steevens's Hospital
  • St Olaf's Church
  • St Finian's and St John's Churches
  • Rathbeale Hall
  • Santry House and Mount Ievers
  • St Pappin's Church
  • Damer House
  • Platten Hall
  • Singleton House
  • Early Irish Auction Sales
  • Marquetry Furniture
  • Chapter 4 Ireland in the Second Quarter of the Eighteenth Century (p. 59)
  • The Social Background
  • Cultural Patriotism
  • Guilds
  • The New Taste in Architecture
  • Castletown
  • 10 Henrietta Street
  • 9 Henrietta Street
  • Cashel Palace
  • John Houghton
  • Russborough
  • Howth Castle
  • Carton
  • Thomas Johnson in Ireland
  • John Kelly
  • Charles Coleman
  • Glasnevin
  • Summer Grove
  • Rossanagh
  • Castlecor
  • Japanned Furniture
  • Chapter 5 Furniture of the Mid-Eighteenth Century (p. 99)
  • Furniture Woods
  • Furniture Characteristics
  • Seat Furniture
  • Tables and Stands
  • Case Furniture
  • Castletown
  • Carton
  • The Provost's House
  • Richard Cranfield
  • James Robinson
  • The Bookers
  • Furniture in the Provinces
  • Irish Influence in America

Reviews provided by Syndetics

CHOICE Review

This volume, by the Knight of Glin and Peill (Christie's) is an authoritative guide for the decorative arts in Ireland from mid-17th through late-19th centuries, providing a chronological history of furniture design. Evident inspiration from Irish landscape and folklore is seen in this survey of Irish furniture and beautifully carved wood decorations that illustrate a tradition of craftsmanship and artistry. It includes a catalog of hand-carved pieces and an index of furniture makers and artisans. Excellent photographs show distinctive imagery in mahogany with low relief of carved ornament in nature motifs including shells, birds, lions, and animal claws, which possibly influenced early American design through exports, as seen in areas of architecture, plaster decoration, and marble chimneypieces. Specific pieces are highlighted with historic, social, and economic influences of the period from document records of the 18th century furnishing trade that may interest interior designers, furniture makers, and social historians. Extensive research offers a glimpse at paintings, books, sculpture, silver, mirrors, jewelry, clocks, tile patterns, and wallpaper from the period. The 242 color photographs authenticate and preserve the unique Irish tradition of furniture making. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals. S. D. Scott-Fundling Marymount University

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Desmond FitzGerald, Knight of Glin , is president of the Irish Georgian Society, a governor of the National Gallery of Ireland, and Doctor in Letters Honoria Causa of Trinity College Dublin. He is coauthor with Anne Crookshank of Ireland 's Painters, 1600-1940 , published by Yale University Press. He lives in Glin Castle, County Limerick. James Peill is a director of Christie's, where he is a specialist in the Furniture Department. He lives in New York City.
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