American Wall Stenciling
1790-1820
by Ann Eckert Brown

$40

Ann Eckert Brown's extensive research has unearthed stencils not just in New England's characteristic locations – homes, taverns and inns – but also in the south and Midwest. She divides stenciling into rural-based folk art, which uses naturalistic and sometimes primitive motifs, and classically inspired urban-based work, which features more refined and earlier patterns that echo Federal-style images.

More than 250 illustrations complement Brown's text as she makes fresh stylistic connections among designs, artists, regions and houses representing more than two centuries.

Published 2003. Hardcover.

Early American Stencils
on Walls and Furniture
by Janet Waring

$17.95

In the first quarter of the 19th century, stenciling was an important decorative art in America, most notably in New England. This book, compiled from the author's first-hand research and from her own vast collection of stencil designs taken from scores of rooms and dozens of pieces of furniture, is the most authoritative source for craftsmen, interior decorators, wallpaper and fabric designers, and students of Americana in search of material on the now-vanished art.

Originally published in 1937. Soft cover.