•Country Furniture
–Country furniture has no period or set dates; a piece
can be 1720, 1830, 1870, or
1920.
–Three General Categories:
•Pennsylvania Dutch
•Shaker
•Country crude.
–Made in the country usually by resourceful farmers.
–Bound by no conventions, always practical using, pine, poplar, cherry, oak, walnut, maple, etc.
–Finishes of all styles.
–Simple through ornate or stenciled. Usually limited carving if any.