1930s Parlor in Indiana
Collecting American antiques was still a new idea in the 1900s. Before then, nobody kept American furnishings just because they were old. When a few wealthy people started purchasing and displaying furniture and other items from America's early history, they started a trend. But the new use for this furniture was not the same as when it was originally made! People took old objects and used them the way a modern person would, like putting an easy chair here in a parlor instead of a bedroom where you would originally find it. This is called the Colonial Revival.
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1930-1939