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Letter
English Furniture in the Victoria and Albert Museum
11/1907 | 56 | 12
Pages: 108-110
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Author:
Clouston, R. S. (Clouston, R. S.; C., R. S.)
Subjects
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
England / France
subjects:
Decorative arts / Furniture / Art education / Design
Article
Dutch and Flemish Furniture
06/1907 | 51 | 11
Pages: 163-165+169-170
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Author:
Clouston, R. S. (Clouston, R. S.; C., R. S.)
Subjects
dates:
1600-1799
places:
Netherlands / Flanders
subjects:
Decorative arts / Furniture / Interiors / Chairs / Tapestries / History
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
Dutch and Flemish Furniture. Seventeenth Century Chairs in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Book Review
English Furniture and Furniture Makers of the 18th Century
11/1906 | 44 | 10
Pages: 133
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Reviewer:
Dell, Robert (R. D.; R. E. D.) (Dell, Robert (R. D.; R. E. D.); Dell, Robert Edward; D., R. E.; D., R.)
Subjects
dates:
1700-1799
places:
England
subjects:
Decorative arts / Furniture / Furniture makers / History
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subjects:
English Furniture and Furniture Makers of the 18th Century | author: Clouston, R. S.
Article
Eighteenth-Century Mirrors. Article II (Conclusion)
06/1906 | 39 | 9
Pages: 176-179+181-182
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Author:
Clouston, R. S. (Clouston, R. S.; C., R. S.)
Subjects
artists:
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792
artists:
Chippendale, Thomas I, 1718-1779
artists:
Lock, Matthias
artists:
Gillow, Robert
artists:
Hepplewhite, George
dates:
1700-1799
places:
England
places:
Italy / France
sources:
The gentleman and cabinet-maker's director (1754)
styles:
Chippendale
styles:
Empire (Style)
subjects:
Mirrors / Interiors / History
subjects:
Verre églomisé
subjects:
Arcadia (pastoral) / Neo-classicism
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
1. [Example of Queen Anne mirror with Chippendale-syle features] Eighteenth-Century Mirrors
Western art unattributed:
2. [Chippendale-style mirror foreshadowing the later overmantel style] Eighteenth-Century Mirrors
Western art unattributed:
3. [Mirror with wreaths, fruit and foliage, with both elements of Chippendale and Adam style] Eighteenth-Century Mirrors
Western art unattributed:
4. [Example of Verre églomisé] Eighteenth-Century Mirrors
Western art unattributed:
5. [Part of a bedroom suit in Empire style] Eighteenth-Century Mirrors
Western art unattributed:
6. [Example with decoration of Sphinxes in Empire Style] Eighteenth-Century Mirrors
Article
Eighteenth-Century Mirrors
04/1906 | 37 | 9
Pages: 39-41+43-47
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Author:
Clouston, R. S. (Clouston, R. S.; C., R. S.)
Subjects
artists:
Hogarth, William
artists:
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792
dates:
1700-1799
places:
England
styles:
Queen Anne Revival
styles:
Chippendale
subjects:
Mirrors / Interiors / History
Illustrations
Attributed works:
2. Chippendale Mirror, in the Possession of Mr. Frank Partridge. Eighteenth-Century Mirrors, Plate I
Western art unattributed:
1. Early Georgian Mirror, in the Possession of Messrs. Colling and Young. Eighteenth-Century Mirrors, Plate I
Western art unattributed:
3. Mirror of the Adam Period, in the Possession of Messrs. Colling and Young. Eighteenth-Century Mirrors, Plate II
Western art unattributed:
4. Mirror of the Adam Period, in the Possession of Messrs. Gill and Reigate. Eighteenth-Century Mirrors, Plate II
Letter
English Furniture
02/1906 | 35 | 8
Pages: 360-361
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Author:
Clouston, R. S. (Clouston, R. S.; C., R. S.)
Author:
Robinson, Frederick S. (Robinson, Frederick S.; Robinson, F. S.)
Subjects
dates:
1600-1799
places:
England
subjects:
Furniture / History / Dating / Correspondence
Article
Keyboard Instruments, and Their Relation to Furniture
11/1905 | 32 | 8
Pages: 110-113+116-119
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Author:
Clouston, R. S. (Clouston, R. S.; C., R. S.)
Subjects
dates:
1700-1799
places:
England / Italy
subjects:
Musical instruments / Furniture
subjects:
Clavicembalos / Clavichords / Spinets / Pianos / Harpsichords / Keyboard instruments
subjects:
History / Catalogues
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. 1. Spinet by Thomas Hitchcock, London, 1701; In the Possession of Messrs. John Broadwood & Sons, Ltd.
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. 2. Piano by Schiedmayer, 1783; In the Possession of Messrs. Archibald Ramsden & co., Ltd.
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. 3. Clavecin by Pascal Taskin of Paris, 1786: In the Victoria and Albert Museum
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. Piano by Longman & Broderip, London, with Panels in the Style of Angelica Kauffmann; In the Possession of Mr. Breakspeare
Article
Minor English Furniture Makers of the Eighteenth Century. Article VIII-(Conclusion)
08/1905 | 29 | 7
Pages: 361-365+368-370
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Author:
Clouston, R. S. (Clouston, R. S.; C., R. S.)
Subjects
artists:
Kauffmann, Angelica
artists:
Pergolesi, Michelangelo
dates:
1700-1799
media:
Decorative arts
places:
England
subjects:
Furniture makers / Sources / Documents
subjects:
Furniture / British
Illustrations
Attributed works:
Plate I. 1. Page 64. Designs by M. A. Pergolesi, from the Copy of His Book in the National Art Library
Attributed works:
Plate I. 2. Page 40. Designs by M. A. Pergolesi, from the Copy of His Book in the National Art Library
Attributed works:
Plate II. Chimney-Piece Decorated by Angelica Kauffman; Formerly in Sir Joshua Reynolds's House. Furniture in the Collection of Sir Walter Gilbey, Bart.
Attributed works:
Plate II. Commode in the Style of Adam, Decorated by Angelica Kauffman. Furniture in the Collection of Sir Walter Gilbey, Bart.
Article
Minor English Furniture Makers of the Eighteenth Century. Article VII-Shearer
06/1905 | 27 | 7
Pages: 211-213+215-217+220-221
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Author:
Clouston, R. S. (Clouston, R. S.; C., R. S.)
Subjects
artists:
Shearer, Thomas
dates:
1700-1799
media:
Decorative arts
places:
England
subjects:
Furniture / Sources / Documents / Furniture makers / Design / Visual sources / Classicism / Chairs / Tables (support furniture) / Chests of drawers
Illustrations
Attributed works:
Plate I. 1. Sideboard. Designs for Furniture by Shearer
Attributed works:
Plate I. 2 Bookcase and Secretaire. Designs for Furniture by Shearer
Attributed works:
Plate II. 3. Bookcase and Secretaire. Furniture by Shearer
Attributed works:
Plate II. 4. Screen Writing-Table. Furniture by Shearer
Attributed works:
Plate II. 7. Chest of Drawers. Furniture by Shearer
Attributed works:
Plate II. 8. Horse-Shoe Dining-Table. Furniture by Shearer
Attributed works:
Plate III. 5. Sideboard Designed by Shearer
Attributed works:
Plate III. 6. Sideboard Designed by Hepplewhite
Article
Minor English Furniture Makers of the Eighteenth Century Article VI-Robert and Richard Gillow
04/1905 | 25 | 7
Pages: 41-45+48-49
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Author:
Clouston, R. S. (Clouston, R. S.; C., R. S.)
Subjects
artists:
Gillow, Richard
artists:
Gillow, Robert
artists:
Hepplewhite, George
dates:
1700-1799
places:
England
subjects:
Furniture / Sources / Documents / Cabinets (furniture)
subjects:
Chairs / Attributions / Design
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Early Card Table. Furniture by Robert and Richard Gillow, Plate I
Attributed works:
2. Chair Made in 1789 for Mr. De Trafford. Furniture by Robert and Richard Gillow, Plate I
Attributed works:
3. Chair with Back of Interlacing Hearts. Furniture by Robert and Richard Gillow, Plate I
Attributed works:
4. Commode in Adam Style. Furniture by Robert and Richard Gillow, Plate I
Attributed works:
5 Ladder Back Chair. Furniture by Robert and Richard Gillow, Plate II
Attributed works:
6. Shield-Back Decorated Chair. Furniture by Robert and Richard Gillow, Plate II
Attributed works:
8. Drawing of Pier Table from 'Cost Book'. Furniture by Robert and Richard Gillow, Plate II
Western art unattributed:
7. Drawing of Sideboard from 'Cost Book'. Furniture by Robert and Richard Gillow, Plate II
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