Early Upholstery Seating
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Last updated 16 Jul 2024
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Upholstery - Wikipedia
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After decades of ignoring or discarding historic upholstery, collectors and museums are now giving it the respect that it deserves. That's in large part due to the groundbreaking contributions made by Colonial Williamsburg conservator Leroy Graves. Little upholstery from the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries has survived in America as rooms were redecorated or fabrics wore out or went out of fashion.
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Early Seating Upholstery: Reading the Evidence [Book]
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Books & Media - Decorative Arts & Crafts - The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg
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Categories - Page 4 - The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg
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