The furnishings of Portsmouth houses,1750-1775: Historical New Hampshire/ by Elizabeth Adams Rhoades.

Title:

The furnishings of Portsmouth houses,1750-1775: Historical New Hampshire/ by Elizabeth Adams Rhoades.

Author:

Rhoades, Elizabeth Adams,

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1973.

Physical Description:

p.1-19.

Source:

Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1973 Vol.28, Issue 1 (Spring 1973) Historical New Hampshire

Description:

Although few identifiable pieces have survived, the New England furniture of Revolutionary War days is known from inventories in probate records. Analysis of 31 room-by-room lists reveals family life as well as d�cor. The parlors had the best furniture, including a dining table, six to eight chairs, ceramics, glass and looking glass, and sometimes a desk, clock, or candlesticks. Few houses had dining rooms. Bedrooms contained one or two beds, chairs, and sometimes a chest of drawers and a table. Pewter, candlesticks, earthenware, and "old" furniture - perhaps flagbottomed chairs and a pine table - stayed in the utilitarian kitchen. Some houses had retail shops and a few had craftsmen's workshops. Wood paneling was popular, but both wood and plaster walls were painted or papered.

Subjects:

Furniture. , House furnishings.

Organizations:

New Hampshire Historical Society Periodicals History.

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