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The readings suggested here are excellent source material for anyone interested in American period furniture. The intent of the list is to provide a foundation for future study.

American Antiques from the Israel Sack Collection. Washington, D.C.: Highland House, 1982-1992. This 10- volume set features a wide variety of American antique furnishings that have been sold by the distinguished antiques firm Israel Sack & Co.

American Furniture. Hanover, NH: Chipstone Foundation, 1993--. The annual publication, since 1993, of the Chipstone Foundation. Filled with scholarly articles on specific makers and pieces.

Downs, Joseph. Queen Anne and Chippendale. New York: MacMillan, 1952. Well-researched catalog of the collections at Winterthur.

Greene, Jeffrey P. American Furniture of the 18th Century. Newtown, CT: Taunton Press, 1996.

Montogomery, Charles. The Federal Period. Nwe York: Bonanza Books, 1978.Well-researched catalog of the collections at Winterthur.

Mussy, Robert D. The Furniture Masterworks of John and Thomas Seymour. Salem, MA: Peabody Essex Museum, 2003. A thorough treatment of the Seymours which accompanied an exhibition of their work at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA.