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American Empire

American  

noun

  1. a style of American furniture making and related crafts from c1815 to c1840, corresponding to the French Empire and late English Regency styles.


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The list led Ruppert to publish his first book, 2004’s Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil.

From The Verge Jul. 22, 2014

And he found a mahogany-and-chintz American Empire sofa at a store in Bridgehampton, N.Y., pickled the wood and used a teal-and-bronze fabric from Lee Jofa.

From New York Times Aug. 28, 2013

After the formation of Kaos Studios, Votypka wrote a treatment called The Fall of the American Empire, set in an occupied US, but with a very different narrative to Homefront.

From The Guardian Jan. 25, 2011

Steve Fraser is editor-at large of New Labor Forum, co-founder of the American Empire Project , a writer, TomDispatch contributor, and an historian.

From Salon May 3, 2010

American Empire furniture was far simpler and is better suited to many American homes.

From Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today by Throop, Lucy Abbot

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