Description: A major addition to the study of American colonial and post-colonial furniture, and to the scholarship on Nathaniel Gould.
Review Quotes: "In addition to superb photography and detailed discussions of each piece, the book includes appendices reproducing and categorizing the contents of the Gould ledgers, making it an invaluable resource for collectors as well as scholars and connoisseurs of American antiques"--Barrymore Laurence Scherer, Wall Street Journal
"Intriguing results of careful research are revealed here with large photos, indices, numerous related essays, and illustrations - all with clear presentation"--Maine Antique Digest "Promises to keep scholars occupied well into the future"--Carol Stocker, Design New England blog "Destined to be a classic"--Gerald W.R. Ward, the Katharine Lane Weems Senior Curator of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture Emeritus at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston "Widmer and King have firmly established the richness and value of the Gould account books"--Philip D. Zimmerman, West 86th