“What’s New Hampshire about New Hampshire furniture?”

Let’s not think about New Hampshire furniture in too monolithic a way, Peter warned me. There were three main centers where it was produced, and then there were many smaller towns dotted all over the state, or at least its southern half, where there was a cabinetmaker or two, often with quite a distinctive style.

Let’s start with the three main centers, he went on, and then if we have time we’ll look at a few examples from the smaller towns – we can’t possibly cover everything in a single article....continues at http://www.antiquesjournal.com