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Tennessee Furniture: Selections from the State Museum Collection

Tennessee State Museum

Nashville, TN

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Tennessee Furniture: Selections from the State Museum Collection is now on display at the Tennessee State Museum with FREE admission

Constructed from native woods or imported materials; shipped from factories or made in local shops; crafted by lifelong residents or journeymen passing through, Tennessee furniture tells the story of this place.

Once overlooked in decorative arts scholarship, Tennessee has produced fascinating furniture as a cultural crossroads. Surviving works enrich our understanding of the state and the people who built it—including those whose stories were omitted from written records. Tennessee Furniture celebrates the Tennessee State Museum’s collection, reflecting on where scholarship has been and is going. We invite you to discover what Tennessee furniture, from the historic to the contemporary, has to say for new generations. #TNFurniture

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Tennessee Furniture title wall and entrance
Tennessee Furniture title wall and entrance
Sideboard, 1850–1853, by James W. McCombs and William R. Cornelius, Davidson County.
Sideboard, 1850–1853, by James W. McCombs and William R. Cornelius, Davidson County.
Hands-0n section of exhibition
Furniture display with dresser
"Who Sat Here?" display
"Who Sat Here?" display
"Nature’s Twist,"2003, Jim McGie, Overton County.
"Nature’s Twist,"2003, Jim McGie, Overton County.
Furniture overview
Bishop’s Chair from Christ Church, 1880–1900. Attributed to Melchior Thoni, Edgefield & Nashville Manufacturing Co.
Bishop’s Chair from Christ Church, 1880–1900. Attributed to Melchior Thoni, Edgefield & Nashville Manufacturing Co.
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