Finery & Finish: Embellishments on Baltimore Federal Furniture
Furniture making emerged as one of Baltimore’s most significant art forms from the end of the 1700s through the first quarter of the 19th century. Cabinet shops flourished throughout the bustling port city, the fastest-growing in the country, and there was great demand for "fancy furniture" by a newly rich mercantile elite eager to furnish their Federal-style houses in the latest fashions.