The Museum of the City of New York’s furniture collectionThe Museum of the City of New York’s furniture collection documents New York City style from the late 17th to the early 20th century, and illustrates how furniture production, or cabinetmaking, as it was known before the 20th century, was a large component of manufacturing in New York City in the 18th and 19th centuries, and how its quality and distinctive style grew with the city.
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