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    LATE-19TH-CENTURY FURNITURE MAKERS

    May 05, 2020 2 minutes
    By Brian D. Coleman

    ollowing the Civil War and the nation’s return to economic prosperity, ornately decorated interiors proliferated. Properly furnished rooms were a sign of education and good taste, and a way to show off one’s wealth. Furniture makers began producing furniture in exotic styles from Renaissance

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