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American Empire

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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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Tom Engelhardt is a co-founder of the American Empire Project and the author of a history of the Cold War, The End of Victory Culture.

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2018

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

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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