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{{Short description|UK charity}}
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{{Infobox organisation
|name = Furniture History Society
| name = Furniture History Society
|image = FHS 50th Anniversary Mansion House June 2014.jpg
| image = FHS 50th Anniversary Mansion House June 2014.jpg
|caption = [[Dame]] [[Fiona Woolf]] in conversation with Sir [[Nicholas Goodison]] at FHS 50th Anniversary at Mansion House, June 2014.
| caption = [[Dame]] [[Fiona Woolf]] in conversation with Sir [[Nicholas Goodison]] at FHS 50th Anniversary at Mansion House, June 2014
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|motto =
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|formation = 1964
| formation = 1964
|headquarters = [[Victoria & Albert Museum]], [[London]], [[England]]
| headquarters = [[Victoria & Albert Museum]], [[London]], England
|leader_title = President
| leader_title = President
|leader_name = Simon Jervis<ref>{{Cite web |last=Society |first=Furniture History |title=Furniture History Society |url=https://www.furniturehistorysociety.org/about-us/ |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=Furniture History Society |language=en-GB}}</ref>
| leader_name = [[Simon Swynfen Jervis]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Society |first=Furniture History |title=Furniture History Society |url=https://www.furniturehistorysociety.org/about-us/ |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=Furniture History Society |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|membership =
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|website = [http://www.furniturehistorysociety.org www.furniturehistorysociety.org]
| website = [http://www.furniturehistorysociety.org www.furniturehistorysociety.org]
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The '''Furniture History Society''' ('''FHS'''), which was founded in 1964, is a registered [[Charity (practice)|charity]] in the [[United Kingdom]]<ref name=Soc>{{cite web|url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=251683&SubsidiaryNumber=0|accessdate=28 April 2019 |title=Registration at the Charity Commission UK | website=www.apps.charitycommission.gov.uk}}</ref>

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The '''Furniture History Society''' (FHS), which was founded in 1964, is a registered [[Charity (practice)|charity]] in the [[United Kingdom]]<ref name=Soc>{{cite web|url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=251683&SubsidiaryNumber=0|accessdate=28 April 2019 |title=Registration at the Charity Commission UK | website=www.apps.charitycommission.gov.uk}}</ref>



==Background==
==Background==
The Furniture History Society is based in London, with close connections at the [[Victoria & Albert Museum]]. It was founded by a number of art and antique dealers. Since 1965, the society's annual journal ″Furniture History" has published recent findings on British and continental European, Asian and American furniture.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.furniturehistorysociety.org/journals/|accessdate=28 April 2019 |title=Journals|publisher=Furniture History Society}}</ref><ref name="jstor">{{cite web |title=Furniture History on JSTOR |url=https://www.jstor.org/journal/furnhist |website=www.jstor.org |access-date=3 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The Furniture History Society is governed by a council elected by its members, which is supported by specialist officers. Among their longtime leaders was [[Nicholas Goodison]], in whose honor they published a [[Festschrift]] and [[Christopher Gilbert]].<ref name="bdc">{{cite news |last1=Cotton |first1=Bernard D. |title=Obituary: Christopher Gilbert |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-christopher-gilbert-1179411.html |access-date=3 August 2021 |work=The Independent |date=23 October 2011 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="levy">{{cite news |last1=Levy |first1=Martin |title=A tribute to Sir Nicholas Goodison (1934–2021) |url=https://www.apollo-magazine.com/sir-nicholas-goodison-tribute-furniture-history/ |access-date=3 August 2021 |work=Apollo Magazine |date=20 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725131304/https://www.apollo-magazine.com/sir-nicholas-goodison-tribute-furniture-history/ |archive-date=25 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="telo">{{cite news |title=Sir Nicholas Goodison, magisterial Stock Exchange chairman who oversaw the 'Big Bang' – obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/07/13/sir-nicholas-goodison-magisterial-stock-exchange-chairman-oversaw/ |access-date=3 August 2021 |work=The Telegraph |date=13 July 2021}}</ref>
The Furniture History Society is based in London, with close connections at the [[Victoria & Albert Museum]]. It was founded by a number of art and antique dealers. Since 1965, the society's annual journal ″Furniture History" has published recent findings on British and continental European, Asian and American furniture.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.furniturehistorysociety.org/journals/|accessdate=28 April 2019 |title=Journals|publisher=Furniture History Society}}</ref><ref name="jstor">{{cite web |title=Furniture History on JSTOR |url=https://www.jstor.org/journal/furnhist |website=www.jstor.org |access-date=3 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The Furniture History Society is governed by a council elected by its members, which is supported by specialist officers. Among its longtime leaders were [[Nicholas Goodison]], in whose honour it published a [[Festschrift]], and [[Christopher Gilbert]].<ref name="bdc">{{cite news |last1=Cotton |first1=Bernard D. |title=Obituary: Christopher Gilbert |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-christopher-gilbert-1179411.html |access-date=3 August 2021 |work=The Independent |date=23 October 2011 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="levy">{{cite news |last1=Levy |first1=Martin |title=A tribute to Sir Nicholas Goodison (1934–2021) |url=https://www.apollo-magazine.com/sir-nicholas-goodison-tribute-furniture-history/ |access-date=3 August 2021 |work=Apollo Magazine |date=20 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725131304/https://www.apollo-magazine.com/sir-nicholas-goodison-tribute-furniture-history/ |archive-date=25 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="telo">{{cite news |title=Sir Nicholas Goodison, magisterial Stock Exchange chairman who oversaw the 'Big Bang' – obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/07/13/sir-nicholas-goodison-magisterial-stock-exchange-chairman-oversaw/ |access-date=3 August 2021 |work=The Telegraph |date=13 July 2021}}</ref>


In September 2016, the Furniture History Society started a collaboration with the University of London's [[Institute of Historical Research]] (IHR) to produce a freely accessible online resource, the "British and Irish Furniture Makers Online" (BIFMO). The initial phase of this database went online at the end of September 2017.<ref name="tdf">{{cite news |title=Furniture history: the digital future |url=https://www.burlington.org.uk/archive/editorial/furniture-history-the-digital-future |access-date=3 August 2021 |work=The Burlington Magazine |date=July 2017}}</ref><ref name="rowell">{{cite news |last1=Rowell |first1=Christopher |title=How a digital dictionary will advance furniture history |url=https://www.apollo-magazine.com/how-a-digital-dictionary-will-advance-furniture-history/ |access-date=3 August 2021 |work=Apollo Magazine |date=20 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305153441/https://www.apollo-magazine.com/how-a-digital-dictionary-will-advance-furniture-history/ |archive-date=5 March 2021}}</ref>
In September 2016, the Furniture History Society started a collaboration with the [[University of London]]'s [[Institute of Historical Research]] (IHR) to produce a freely accessible online resource, the "British and Irish Furniture Makers Online" (BIFMO). The initial phase of this database went online at the end of September 2017.<ref name="tdf">{{cite news |title=Furniture history: the digital future |url=https://www.burlington.org.uk/archive/editorial/furniture-history-the-digital-future |access-date=3 August 2021 |work=The Burlington Magazine |date=July 2017}}</ref><ref name="rowell">{{cite news |last1=Rowell |first1=Christopher |title=How a digital dictionary will advance furniture history |url=https://www.apollo-magazine.com/how-a-digital-dictionary-will-advance-furniture-history/ |access-date=3 August 2021 |work=Apollo Magazine |date=20 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305153441/https://www.apollo-magazine.com/how-a-digital-dictionary-will-advance-furniture-history/ |archive-date=5 March 2021}}</ref>


== See also==
==See also==
* [[Chippendale Society]]
* [[Chippendale Society]]
* [[The Furniture Society]]
* [[The Furniture Society]]
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.furniturehistorysociety.org Official website of the Furniture History Society]
* [https://www.furniturehistorysociety.org/ Furniture History Society website]


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Latest revision as of 21:00, 1 November 2024

Furniture History Society
Formation1964
HeadquartersVictoria & Albert Museum, London, England
President
Simon Swynfen Jervis[1]
Websitewww.furniturehistorysociety.org

The Furniture History Society (FHS), which was founded in 1964, is a registered charity in the United Kingdom[2]

Background

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The Furniture History Society is based in London, with close connections at the Victoria & Albert Museum. It was founded by a number of art and antique dealers. Since 1965, the society's annual journal ″Furniture History" has published recent findings on British and continental European, Asian and American furniture.[3][4] The Furniture History Society is governed by a council elected by its members, which is supported by specialist officers. Among its longtime leaders were Nicholas Goodison, in whose honour it published a Festschrift, and Christopher Gilbert.[5][6][7]

In September 2016, the Furniture History Society started a collaboration with the University of London's Institute of Historical Research (IHR) to produce a freely accessible online resource, the "British and Irish Furniture Makers Online" (BIFMO). The initial phase of this database went online at the end of September 2017.[8][9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Society, Furniture History. "Furniture History Society". Furniture History Society. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  2. ^ "Registration at the Charity Commission UK". www.apps.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Journals". Furniture History Society. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Furniture History on JSTOR". www.jstor.org. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. ^ Cotton, Bernard D. (23 October 2011). "Obituary: Christopher Gilbert". The Independent. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  6. ^ Levy, Martin (20 July 2021). "A tribute to Sir Nicholas Goodison (1934–2021)". Apollo Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Sir Nicholas Goodison, magisterial Stock Exchange chairman who oversaw the 'Big Bang' – obituary". The Telegraph. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Furniture history: the digital future". The Burlington Magazine. July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  9. ^ Rowell, Christopher (20 December 2017). "How a digital dictionary will advance furniture history". Apollo Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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