Furniture

In 1932, Russian immigrants Louis Schnitzer and Nathan Gelfman formed Everlast Metal Products Corporation and began producing high-quality, hand-forged aluminum giftware, experiencing undeniable success during their company’s thirty-year history.

We're celebrating our 90th birthday by looking, decade by decade, at significant additions to our collection. During the 1970s, we acquired Daggett Farmhouse, the Brewster chair, and President John F. Kennedy's Lincoln limousine.

Robert Propst wasn’t always a designer of “things” but of situations. Learn more about his approach and work, notably the Action Office, on our blog.

Learn how we cared for a beautifully embellished Federal-style chest of drawers, likely made between 1800 and 1810 in New England, after it was damaged in storage during flooding caused by heavy rain.

Rare collection of correspondence reflects the process of relocating Wright brothers’ buildings to Greenfield Village.

We've just digitized a bench designed by Walter Dorwin Teague at the height of his career and previously used on the floor of Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.

Hear from one of our interns about their experience working with a collection of Alexander Girard’s textile sample cards from his time at Herman Miller.

What began as deliciously gloomy in 18th-century England took hold in Victorian America as romantic and picturesque. Learn more about Gothic Revival.

By late 1935, Edsel Ford was hard at work on a plan to add additional accommodations at the Dearborn Inn. Learn how this led to the creation of replicas of houses famed in American history on our blog.

Go behind the scenes to learn how our conservators rescued a flood-damaged settee and an important window seat by Duncan Phyfe.