About the Author

Page Talbott is a decorative and fine arts consultant from Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. She has written extensively on the classical revival in America, on the history of American interiors, and on decorative arts in general. Talbott is the coauthor, with David A. Hanks, of "Innovative Furniture in America," and is a contributor to "Treasures of State" and the Philadelphia Museum of Art's "Three Centuries of American Art."

Reviews

If you have an interest in how affluent southerners furnished their antebellum homes, this unique work is for you.--Walter J. Fraser "Georgia Southern University"

An essential addition to any reference library on the period.--Antiques and the Arts Weekly