Furniture
| Historic New England’s furniture collection spans four centuries and suggests the range of styles, forms, and types of furniture New Englanders have lived with over that broad time span. This well-documented collection has been used to study such subjects as the development of regional craft practices, the shift from craft to industrial production, and changing patterns of household consumption. |
Chairsarmchairs, children’s chairs, corner chairs, dining chairs, easy chairs, rocking chairs, ottomans, side chairs, Windsor chairs |
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Other Seating Furniturebenches, couches, settees, sofas, close stools, foot stools, stools |
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Case Pieceschests, blanket chests, chests of drawers, dressing tables, high chests, sideboards, trunks, wardrobes, wooden boxes |
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Desksdesk and bookcases, portable desks, secretaries, slant-top desks |
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Tablescard tables, dining tables, kitchen tables, library tables, pedestals, Pembroke tables, pier tables, tea tables, tilt-top tables, wash stands, work tables |
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Shelvingbookcases, étagères |
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Bedsteads, Cradles, and Cribsbedsteads, cradles, and cribs |
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Clocks and Looking Glassesmantle clocks, shelf clocks, tall case clocks, wall clocks, girandoles, looking glasses, pier mirrors |
