Furniture of the Olden Time

"Furniture of the Olden Time" by Frances Clary Morse is a journey through the history of early American furniture, focusing on the colonial period and the 1700s, showing how furniture changed from being shipped over from England to being made locally. The story looks at different kinds of furniture like chests and beds, explaining what they were made of and who made them. It starts by talking about how basic furniture like benches and chests were used in the beginning, and how drawers were added later, with ideas coming from Dutch and English designs. By sharing stories and information from old records, the book makes it clear how important furniture was in people's homes and how skilled the craftspeople were who made it.