The creation of an American furniture style at a crossroads of
transatlantic trade American Furniture, 1650-1840: Highlights from
the Philadelphia Museum of Art is the first publication dedicated
to one of the finest collections of its type in the country. Best
known for furniture by artisans from Philadelphia and southeastern
Pennsylvania, the museum's collection includes significant examples
from cities and regions farther afield. Interpretive texts for each
work focus on design sources, showing how early American furniture
participated in an international visual language. A vibrant local
economy was bolstered by coastal trade bringing Caribbean mahogany
and European imports that continued to influence local production.
By the 1740s Philadelphia had developed a distinctive idiom and led
the developing nation in style and aesthetics. This volume provides
an important resource for scholars of American furniture,
illuminates the cultural and mercantile life of the fledgling
nation, and offers a lively introduction to the donors, curators,
and personalities who have shaped the institution from its earliest
days to the present. Published in association with the Philadelphia
Museum of Art
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