Lowell Lecture

Gallery Talk: "Tradition and Innovation: American Cabinet Making"

Date & Time

Aug. 16, 2017 at 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Location

Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115
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Speaker(s)
Presenting Organization

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Topics

The Arts

Furniture conservator Christine Storti discusses the changes in cabinet-making techniques following the introduction of machinery. Look at three examples of mid-19th-century furniture, including desks and bookcases by the makers McNutt, Meeks, and Thomas Day.