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American Decorative Arts - The Metropolitan Museum of Art Outlines their vast collection of American decorative art, including furniture, silver, glass, pewter, ceramics, and textiles. http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/department.asp?dep=1

Andy's Antiques Features pictures of the antique furniture he has collected and tips for collectors. http://members.tripod.com/a.whitton/web_page.html

Arts and Crafts, Craftsman or Mission Antiques Detailed study of the Arts and Crafts movement in furniture and design. http://www.ragtime.org/miss/index.html

Bent Ply Photo gallery of 20th century furniture, available for purchase. http://www.bentply.com

Early American Antiques Resource site for early American antique furniture and accessories. Includes links to museums, publications, prices, reference booklist, reproductions, shows and auction calendars, and antiques markets. http://www2.lib.udel.edu/usered/elunch/fall2000/antiq/antiq.htm

Florida Furniture Collection Highlights of the collection of Florida's Division of Historical Resources. Includes photographs, descriptions, and discussion. http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/museum/collections/furniture/

Furniture and Woodworking Examines early Mennonite furniture and cabinetmakers. Includes a bibliography. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/F88ME.html

Furniture Styles and Periods Directory of selected antique furniture resources. http://www.iserv.net/~plucas/styles.htm

Gustav Stickley and Stickley Furniture Brief history of their impact on the Arts and Crafts movement. http://anc.gray-cells.com/p_gs.html

History of Furniture Timeline Timeline of furniture styles ranging from the 17th to 20th centuries. http://www.maltwood.uvic.ca/hoft/timeline.html

Identifying Period Hardware Illustrated examples and descriptions of antique furniture hardware. http://www.win.net/~larrivee/hardware_history.html

Masterpiece School of Furniture Teaches the philosophy and classic form of 17th and 18th century furniture making. Overview of school and courses, photos of students at work, portfolio and instructor biography. http://www.masterpieceschool.com/

Material Culture Guidelines and questions when studying antique furniture. Includes lists of resources and use of marks. http://www.stfx.ca/people/lstanley/Material/Guidelines.htm

Pull Up a Chair Chair collecting tips from Antiques Roadshow. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/roadshow/tips/chairs.html

Purchasing Antique or Reproduction Chinese Furniture Information for purchasing Chinese furniture in China. Includes style categories, types of wood, and tips for buyers. http://www.imperialtours.net/furniture.htm

Thames Valley Antique Dealers Association Antiques and fine art dealers in the Thames Valley area of Oxfordshire selling a diverse range of English, European, and Oriental antiques. http://www.tvada.co.uk

Tribu-Design Database of 20th century furniture, lighting, interior and industrial design. http://www.tribu-design.com/

Wallace Nutting Library Features photographs of Nutting's turn of the century furniture as well as information on his prints. http://www.wallacenuttinglibrary.com/index.htm

Windsor Chair Resources Includes Windsor chair references, chairmaker tools and tips for the chairmaker and collector. http://www.windsorchairresources.com/