Presentation: Furnishing New Orleans: Creole Craftsmanship and Trade, 1718-1865


Armoire; between 1790 and 1815,
mahogany, by Celestin Glapion


Campeche chair; ca. 1815
mahogany and leather, made in Louisiana and Mexico


Armoire; ca. 1840
mahogany, by Dutreuil Barjon
Lydia Blackmore, Curator of Decorative Arts at The Historic New Orleans Collection, will give an overview of furniture history in New Orleans, focusing on the blend of craftsmanship in a city of free, enslaved, native, immigrant, European, Caribbean, African and American peoples. The overview will include common materials, the evolution of styles and techniques over time, and the role of the retail trade in the furniture of the Crescent City.
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