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 HOLDEN COLLECTION: OBJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE Holden Collection consists of approximately 1,400 items that were made or used in Louisiana in the early 18th-century to about 1830.
   Colonial Armoire in the French Canadian Manner, 1750-1770: A most remarkable survival. It speaks of our Canadian heritage and peoples. An important piece of furniture. Featured in Furnishing Louisiana􏰀 􏰂􏰃􏰄 􏰅􏰆􏰆􏰀 􏰇􏰄􏰈􏰆􏰈􏰄
Inlaid Creole-Style Armoire, 1810-1830
The “butterfly man armoire”. The most important Creole-Style armoire. This piece will be used in a forth-coming exhibit at the 􏰋􏰌􏰍􏰎􏰏􏰎􏰐􏰑􏰐 􏰒􏰓􏰐􏰓􏰔 􏰕􏰍􏰏􏰔􏰍􏰖 􏰌􏰑 􏰗􏰘􏰙􏰔 􏰚􏰍􏰓􏰓􏰔􏰛􏰜􏰝 Man” armoires. This is among the best in its group.
Intact and possibly the most important piece 􏰎􏰑 􏰓􏰙􏰔 􏰞􏰌􏰟􏰟􏰔􏰞􏰓􏰎􏰌􏰑􏰄 􏰘􏰙􏰔􏰛􏰔 􏰐􏰛􏰔 􏰅􏰠 􏰡􏰑􏰌􏰢􏰑 􏰚􏰍􏰓􏰓􏰔􏰛􏰜􏰝 Man Armoires, 13 are with Inlay. Featured in Furnishing Louisiana 􏰂􏰃􏰄 􏰊􏰣􏰀 􏰇􏰇􏰄􏰅􏰤􏰉􏰥􏰅􏰠􏰆􏰄
Colonial Armoire, 1770-1790 The most aesthetically pleasing of the colonial armoires 􏰏􏰇􏰌􏰛􏰓􏰎􏰑􏰃 􏰐 􏰜􏰔􏰍􏰛􏰥􏰦􏰔􏰥􏰟􏰎􏰏 􏰐􏰑􏰦 􏰐􏰑 􏰎􏰑􏰧􏰔􏰑􏰓􏰌􏰛􏰝 􏰌􏰨 􏰓􏰙􏰔 contents on the back of the door. Featured in Furnishing Louisiana􏰀 􏰂􏰃􏰄 􏰈􏰈􏰀 􏰇􏰄􏰅􏰩􏰊􏰄
Acadian Style Armoire, 1820-1840
Small Acadian Style armoire very similar to Canadian examples. Featured in Furnishing Louisiana 􏰂􏰃􏰄 􏰉􏰆􏰀 􏰇􏰄􏰅􏰉􏰊􏰄
Slat Back Colonial Chair, 1750-1800 A History of the slat back chairs start with this example. Featured in Furnishing Louisiana􏰀 􏰂􏰃􏰄 􏰅􏰀 􏰇􏰄􏰈􏰉􏰅􏰄
        MAISON CHENAL
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