The Old Furniture Book: : With a Sketch of Past Days and Ways

With the revival of interest in all " antiques," which is so widely spread at this time, any of us who chance to own an old piece of furniture feel an added degree of affection for it if we can give it an approxi- mate date and assign it to a maker or a country. There is much good old furniture in the United States, chiefly of Spanish, Dutch and English make, though there are constant importations of other makes, nota- bly French, since it is recognized on all sides that Americans are becoming the collectors of the world. Our public museums are gradually filling with works of art presented by broad-minded citizens, while the private galleries are rich and increasing every day. To keep pace with these possessions, furniture from old palaces and manor-houses is being hauled forth and set up again in our New World homes.

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THE OLD FURNITURE BOOK

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CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I. OLD OAK, OLD LEATHER, TURKEY WORK, ETC.

CHAPTER 11. DUTCH FURNITURE.

CHAPTER III. CHIPPENDALE.

CHAPTER IV. ADAM, SHERATON, EMPIRE.

CHAPTER V. COLONIAL AND LATER PERIODS.

CHAPTER VI. COLONIAL AND LATER PERIODS--Continued

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