This magnificent two-volume set explores one aspect of the outstanding collection of furniture that the great collector Sir William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme (1851–1925), bequeathed to the Lady Lever Art Gallery in Port Sunlight, Merseyside: the pieces designed for support—primarily seat furniture, but also beds, footstools, and a coach model.While most of the collection is British, the largest and one of the most important sets was crafted in Rome for Napoleon’s uncle, Cardinal Fesch. The catalogue provides detailed information on patrons, designers, and makers, and on aspects of design, manufacture, upholstery, and usage for each piece in the collection.
- ISBN10 0300111312
- ISBN13 9780300111316
- Publish Date 22 January 2009
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 19 October 2023
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Yale University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 1200
- Language English
- URL http://wiley.com/remtitle.cgi?isbn=9780300111316