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12-C Maine Antique Digest, March 2015
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Cabinetmaker Allan Breed’s on-screen hand and
carving tool are shown at work on a mahogany bed-
post. A leaf is taking shape.
William Hosley, principal of Terra
Firma Northeast, specializes in “image-
based storytelling” about New England
architecture.
Robert Mussey provided this
photo of an early John and
Thomas Seymour Boston card
table, illustrating its elegant,
geometric Neoclassical design.
Acropolis Circle, Andover, Massachusetts, 2014. Neoclassical influ-
ences remain strong in New England including the town where I live.
Nearby streets are Doric Way and Parthenon Circle.
Stephen Fletcher is an auction-
eer and director of American
furniture and decorative arts at
Skinner, Inc. From “hundreds”
of photographs documenting his
lengthy restoration of the 1830
Captain Howland House, he
selected a half-hour’s worth to
share the process of reviving this
Neoclassical gem.
Old Main Street, Deerfield, Massachusetts.
Robert Mussey is a furniture
scholar and retired conserva-
tor. His award-winning book
The Furniture Masterpieces
of John and Thomas Seymour
soon will be followed by a sim-
ilar study of Boston cabinet-
maker Isaac Vose.