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Harbor & Home: Furniture of Southeastern Massachusetts, 1710-1850

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This book represents a significant body of research with respect to eighteenth/nineteenth century American furniture. It is superbly produced both for its photography and written content and contains a meticulously chosen collection of the finest examples of early American craftsmanship. This is a "must have," for those who appreciate history, fine American antiquities, and desire an incomparable addition to one's reference library.

This book combines a wonderful look at the life of people in Cape Cod and Southern Massachusetts with a scholarly look at the furniture created by the local craftsman of the day.

A very well researched book on a topic that has not received much attention. It was interesting to read how furniture style from larger markets such as Boston and Newport affected other areas. The section on the influence of the John Bailey family of Hanover in clockmaking shows how they trained one third of the area clockmakers of that period. I would hope that this book will spark an interest in further research of local furniture makers of the period.