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The curious, message-laden inlays and inscriptions that are almost always found on the furniture of joiner John Shearer make him one of the early South 's most fascinating and enigmatic artisans. Scholars have sought the meaning of these words and images for more than thirty years, but with little success. Author Elizabeth Davison has at last cracked the code on Shearer 's communiqu s, revealing him as a passionate and well informed follower of international events. Her book on the subject will be required reading for any serious student of southern furniture.--Ronald L. Hurst

The curious, message-laden inlays and inscriptions that are almost always found on the furniture of joiner John Shearer make him one of the early South's most fascinating and enigmatic artisans. Scholars have sought the meaning of these words and images for more than thirty years, but with little success. Author Elizabeth Davidson has at last cracked the code on Shearer's communiques, revealing him as a passionate and well informed follower of international events. Her book on the subject will be requiredreading for any serious student of southern furniture...--Ronald L. Hurst

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Elizabeth A. Davison is an independent scholar who wrote her masters thesis on John Shearer while pursuing graduate studies in the Smithsonian/Parsons The New School of Design program in the History of Decorative Arts and Design. She speaks on Shearer's message-laden furniture and continues her search for new pieces that might finally reveal this enigmatic craftsman.

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