Saturday, August 1, 2009

Belter & Laminated Furniture Construction











John Henry Belter is famous for constructing laminated furniture of two basic types; press-laminated and block-laminated. For furniture connoisseurs the press-laminated furniture is that which is most closely associated with Belter's work and that which is most easily identifiable as Belter's work. However, a body of block-laminated work by Belter exists which is not as well known to the public. In the photos, one can see a diminutive block-laminated Belter table and a typical press-laminated Belter table.