Record #:

27722

Author(s):

Prown, Jonathan

Abstract:

Petersburg, Virginia was an important cultural and economic center during the middle of the eighteenth century, supporting an extensive furniture-making community. Petersburg’s cultural history contributed to its unique regional furniture style, and emergence as a significant marketplace for southern Virginia and northern North Carolina.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 18 Issue 1, May 1992, p1-113, il, map, bibl, f

Subject(s):

Furniture industry and trade