The Litchfield History Museum is holding an exhibition featuring historical New England furniture featuring items mainly from 1781 to 1840.
Apart from furniture objects in the museum’s collection include paintings, textiles, toys, ceramics, trade signs, and other fine and decorative arts.
Litchfield was known throughout the country for its outstanding schools among them the Litchfield Law School (1774-1833). Visitors to the museum can tour the Tapping Reeve House & Law School. Reeve was the first lawyer to develop a course of formal lectures that became the basis for the university law school system. The Society owns several of the original furnishings from the Reeve’s house and the law school.
A Hepplewhite style shield-back side chair circa 1805. New York, Made of mahogany with later upholstery.