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Cottage furniture was popular in the United States, particularly on the East Coast of the United States, between 1830 and 1890. As the American Civil War began winding down and luxury items were once again sought after, cottage furniture began appearing in workshops and then homes of the wealthy in places like Martha's Vineyard , Cape May , and ...
Spelter commemorative medal of Queen Victoria (1887) Spelter is a zinc –lead alloy that ages to resemble bronze , but is softer and has a lower melting point . The name can also refer to a copper–zinc alloy (a brass ) used for brazing , or to pure zinc.
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Eastlake's book led to a demand in Eastlake furniture; however, Eastlake himself denied that there was an Eastlake style. This led to furniture manufacturers—who initially thought that Eastlake's ideas would be more harmful than good—to invent their own Eastlake furniture, with it reaching a point that it was "seen everywhere". [3]
Seaman's Furniture is mentioned in a song by hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest. In the song " Electric Relaxation " on their third album, " Midnight Marauders ," Phife Dawg utters the ribald lyric: "Let me hit it from the back, girl/I won't catch a hernia/Bust off on your couch/Now you got Seaman's furniture."
In the 1990s, the bank acquired a number of other banks in the New York area. In 1995, the bank acquired Fidelity New York Savings Bank for $160 million in cash. [4] In 1997, the bank acquired Greater New York Savings Bank for $293 million in stock and cash. [5] [6] In 1998, the bank acquired Long Island Savings Bank for $1.8 billion. [7]
English furniture has developed largely in line with styles in the rest of northern Europe, but has been interpreted in a distinctive fashion. There were significant regional differences in style, for example between the North Country and the West Country .
The former House and School of Industry at 120 West 16th Street in New York City Simon C. Sherwood House (1884), Southport, Connecticut. The British 19th-century Queen Anne style that had been formulated there by Norman Shaw and other architects arrived in New York City with the new housing for the New York House and School of Industry [3] at 120 West 16th Street (designed by Sidney V ...