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A Glimpse of Rarely Seen Period Furniture

comments (1) October 23rd, 2009 in blogs     
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An 1807 bowfront chest of drawers made by Alden Spooner of Athol, Mass.
Detail shows cockbeading and decorative veneer on the drawer fronts.
An 1807 bowfront chest of drawers made by Alden Spooner of Athol, Mass.

An 1807 bowfront chest of drawers made by Alden Spooner of Athol, Mass.

Photo: Courtesy Old Sturbridge Village
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Some rarely seen pieces of rural Massachusetts furniture will go on display Saturday in an exhibit opening at Old Sturbridge Village.

Any period-furniture fans who are close might want to come check it out. The exhibit - titled "Convenient and Fashionable: Furniture of Inland Massachusetts, 1790-1830" highlights the work of rural furniture makers whose craftsmanship in some instances rivaled that of better-known contemporaries.

The exhibit will also feature examples of antique children's furniture and an interactive display of furniture making tools and techniques.

Old Sturbridge Village, which highlights life in New England in the 1830s, is one of the oldest and largest living history museums in the country. The museum, located in south central Massachusetts, is open year-round. For more information about the museum and the exhibit, visit the village website here.

 

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Sawdust4real Sawdust4real writes: Nice pic...never saw the detail on the drawer before , great inspiration .

cheers.
Posted: 9:36 pm on October 23rd

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