August 19 - January 8, 2017 - This groundbreaking exhibition presents a comprehensive survey of Rhode Island furniture from the colonial and early Federal periods, including elaborately carved chairs, high chests, bureau tables, and clocks. Drawing together more than 130 exceptional objects from museums, historical societies, and private collections, the show highlights major aesthetic innovations developed in the region. In addition to iconic, stylish pieces from important centers of production like Providence and Newport, the exhibition showcases simpler examples made in smaller towns and for export.
Dates:August 19, 2016 10:00 am to January 08, 2017 05:00 pm
Address:1111 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, United States
Phone:203.432.0600
Contact:Yale University Art Gallery
Website:http://artgallery.yale.edu/exhibitions/exhibition/art-and-industry-early-america-rhode-island-furnit