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Recreation Antiques Furniture

• American Decorative Arts - The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Outlines their vast collection of American decorative art, including furniture, silver, glass, pewter, ceramics, and textiles.
• Andy's Antiques - Features pictures of the antique furniture he has collected and tips for collectors.
• Arts and Crafts, Craftsman or Mission Antiques - Detailed study of the Arts and Crafts movement in furniture and design.
• Bent Ply - Photo gallery of 20th century furniture, available for purchase.
• Centennial or Colonial? - Essay on reproduction colonial furniture made in 1876 for the American centennial celebration.
• Early American Antiques - Resource site for early American antique furniture and accessories. Includes links to museums, publications, prices, reference booklist, reproductions, shows and auction calendars, and antiques markets.
• Florida Furniture Collection - Highlights of the collection of Florida's Division of Historical Resources. Includes photographs, descriptions, and discussion.
• From Furniture Factory to Funeral Home - Essay examining the connection between American furniture making and coffin making.
• Furniture and Woodworking - Examines early Mennonite furniture and cabinetmakers. Includes a bibliography.
• Furniture Styles and Periods - Directory of selected antique furniture resources.
• Gustav Stickley and Stickley Furniture - Brief history of their impact on the Arts and Crafts movement.
• History of Furniture Timeline - Timeline of furniture styles ranging from the 17th to 20th centuries.
• Identifying Period Hardware - Illustrated examples and descriptions of antique furniture hardware.
• Masterpiece School of Furniture - Teaches the philosophy and classic form of 17th and 18th century furniture making. Overview of school and courses, photos of students at work, portfolio and instructor biography.
• Material Culture - Guidelines and questions when studying antique furniture. Includes lists of resources and use of marks.
• Pull Up a Chair - Chair collecting tips from Antiques Roadshow.
• Purchasing Antique or Reproduction Chinese Furniture - Information for purchasing Chinese furniture in China. Includes style categories, types of wood, and tips for buyers.
• Substyles of Nineteenth Century Furniture - Brief chronology and description of American furniture styles.
• Thames Valley Antique Dealers Association - Antiques and fine art dealers in the Thames Valley area of Oxfordshire selling a diverse range of English, European, and Oriental antiques.
• Tribu-Design - Database of 20th century furniture, lighting, interior and industrial design.
• Wallace Nutting Library - Features photographs of Nutting's turn of the century furniture as well as information on his prints.
• Windsor Chair Resources - Includes Windsor chair references, chairmaker tools and tips for the chairmaker and collector.