An introduction to Western Australian colonial furniture

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AuthorLauder, Leslie, author; Howard, Mark, author; Lauder & Howard; France, Victor, photographerDescriptionWestern Australian furniture made before the 1890s gold-rush is a distinct body of work and is without doubt, the rarest of all Australian colonial furniture. This introduction is a study of some pieces made before this gold-rush period. The relative simplicity of Western Australian furniture seems to have been a function, both of conservative design and the limitation of working in an extremely hard wood such a the predominant timber jarrah.ImprintEast Fremantle, W.A. : Lauder & Howard, 1988; Â©1988Collation85 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmLanguageEnglishDate Published1988NotesThis first edition is limited to 2500 soft bound copies. Photography by Victor France.ISBN0731636775 (softcover)Dewey Class749.29 LAUPublication FormatBook

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Barcode30118000652101LocationReference Collection

SubjectFurniture - ColonialCollectionPublications Collection

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