furniture making
Furniture making is a term used to describe and catalogue material of this kind, established as a heading by Getty Research Institute, Library of Congress. Describes the activity of producing and repairing movable objects that support various human activities in in a dwelling, business, or public space. It sits within the wider heading of Joinery; Woodwork.
Also recorded as Furniture--Building
furniture making
John Willis Clark · Fritz-Milkau-Dia-Sammlung, erstellt in der Photographischen Werkstatt der Preußischen Staatsbibliothek von 1926-1933 originally from The Care of Books by John Willis Clark (Fig 17, p48) · Public domain
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Furniture making is a term used to describe and catalogue material of this kind, established as a heading by Getty Research Institute, Library of Congress. Describes the activity of producing and repairing movable objects that support various human activities in in a dwelling, business, or public space. It sits within the wider heading of Joinery; Woodwork.
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Beneath it stand narrower headings including Chair caning; Classification--Books--Furniture making; Furniture finishing; Furniture--Repairing; Upholstery. The name also appears as Furniture--Building.
Classification--Books--Furniture making; Chair caning; Furniture--Repairing; Furniture finishing; Upholstery; Classification--Books--Furniture making. Describes the activity of producing and repairing movable objects that support various human activities in in a dwelling, business, or public space. Joinery; Woodwork; Joinery; Woodwork.
American wall cupboard, c. 1820, cherry, Dayton Art Institute
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