A colleague not on the list is asking for help in identifying place of
origin, style, and time period for some furniture. We haven't been able
to find anything useful here.
The furniture in question may have come to the U.S. about 1852 from a part
of Peru that is now in Chile. On the other hand, it may have been
built/purchased in San Francisco around the same year. (The pieces made
their way to Hawaii in 1908.)
If anyone can provide citations for resources about 19th century South
American and/or California furniture, the requester would be very
grateful. I can email photos to individuals if that would help.
Mahalo (Thank you)!
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