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Winter 4 www.afamag.com | w ww.incollect.com Antiques & Fine Art (ISSN:2162-4607), Vol. XIV, Issue 4, is published four times a year (Anniversary/Spring (January–March), Summer (April–June), Autumn (July–September), Winter (October–December)) by Pure Imaging, Inc., 9 Fowle Street, Woburn, MA 01801. Material in this publication may not be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. Contents copyright ©2015 Pure Imaging, Inc. All rights reserved. The advertiser seeking the services of Antiques & Fine Art and/or Pure Imaging, Inc., will indemnify and save harmless Antiques & Fine Art and/or Pure Imaging, Inc., and its agents from any liabilities, claims, lawsuits, damages, or expenses, including attorney’s fees and costs that may arise out of publication of the advertiser’s/agency ads or materials. Every effort has been made to ensure that all information presented in this issue is accurate and neither Antiques & Fine Art, Pure Imaging, Inc., nor any of its staff is responsible for omissions or information that has been misrepresented to the magazine. Periodical postage paid at Woburn, MA, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster, send address changes to Antiques & Fine Art, P.O. Box 3000, Denville, NJ 07834-3000. Subscription price is $19.95 for 1 year or $29.95 for 2 years. Printed in the USA. Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation (Requester Publication). 1: Antiques & Fine Art. 2: 2840. 3: 10/22/15. 4. Quarterly. 5: 4. 6: $19.95. 7: Pure Imaging, Inc., 9 Fowle Street, Woburn (Middlesex Co.), MA 01801. 8: Pure Imaging, Inc., 9 Fowle Street, Woburn (Middlesex Co.), MA 01801. 9: John Smiroldo, Pure Imaging, Inc., 9 Fowle Street, Woburn, MA 01801; Johanna McBrien, Pure Imaging, Inc., 9 Fowle Street, Woburn, MA 01801. 10: Owner: John Smiroldo, Pure Imaging, Inc., 9 Fowle Street, Woburn, MA 01801. 11: None. 12: n/a. 13: Antiques & Fine Art. 14: 7/28/15. 15: Requester. 15a: 19,341; 16,000. 15b(1): 8,712; 9,113. 15b(2): 0; 0. 15b(3): 3,161; 700. 15b(4): 236; 238. 15c: 12,109; 10,051. 15d(1): 1,134; 1083. 15d(2): 0; 0. 15d(3): 47; 53. 15d(4): 5,957; 4,729. 15e: 7,138; 5,865. 15f: 19,247; 15,916. 15g: 94; 84. 15h: 19,341; 16,000. 15i: 63%; 63%. 16a: 14,806; 15,010. 16b: 26,915; 25,061. 16c:34,053; 30,926. 16d: 79%; 81%. 17: Winter 2015. 18: John Smiroldo, 11/2/15. tribute 73 Suzanne Courcier (1948–2015) By David Schorsch incollect[designer[focus 116 Luxurious Living Room Fireplaces By Brittany Good 118 Audubon to Warhol: The Art of American Still Life By Mark D. Mitchell 126 Collecting Jewelry with an Eye to History and Art By Ulysses Grant Dietz 134 Messy Painting and Fleeting Moments By Timothy J. Standring 142 Family Life at Monticello The 2nd and 3rd Floors Revealed By Diane Ehrenpreis on[the[cover (Detail) William Michael Harnett (1848–1892). Mr. Hulings’ Rack Picture, 1888. Oil on canvas; 30 x 25 inches. Private Collection. The full image can be seen in Mark D. Mitchell, Audubon to Warhol: The Art of American Still Life, pages 118–125. departments 6 Advertiser Index 14 Editor’s Letter 20 Highlights features Contents Winter 2015 Volume XIV, Issue 4 134 116 150 126 160 150 “A Perfect Likeness”: Folk Portraits and Early Photography By Jacquelyn Oak 160 Fawning Over Flora: Eighteenth- Century Botanical Illustrations By Katherine Teiken 166 Fans, Tassels, and Bellflowers Idiosyncratic Inlaid Furniture of Northeastern Tennessee: Part II By Anne S. McPherson winterthur[primer 172 Worsted Pattern Books of Norwich, England By Jeanne Solensky 174 Early Seating Upholstery, Reading the Evidence By Leroy Graves Review by Robert F. Trent