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Explores virtually every aspect of upholstery at different periods and in different places for some of three hundred years. Subjects range from types of fabrics and trimmings used, to the many different styles of hanging draperies, to the shapes of seats
Shows paintings, earthenware, glassware, metalwork, textiles, and calligraphy produced by the Pennsylvania Dutch
A detailed look at Philadelphia's development from its founding to the late 20th century, exploring its role as a colonial, revolutionary, and federal city, and its cultural and industrial growth.†
Overview of textiles in America. Imported textiles played a central role in the lives of American colonists. Illustrates samples from collections around the world, as well as drawings and engravings of the time.
Explores the social and economic milieu of the American colonies and their European antecedents that produced these chairs and other furniture.