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c.1770 / Chair, Michel Gourdin ©Wallace Collection

Furniture Appreciation Since 1964.

The Furniture History Society (FHS) was founded to study furniture of all periods, places and kinds, to increase knowledge and appreciation of it, and to assist in the preservation of furniture and its records.

c.1750 Day Bed, Jean-Baptiste Tilliard I ©V&A Museum
1805 Sofa, Gillow & Co., ©V&A Museum
1739 Louis XV’s Commode, Antoine-Robert Gaudreaus ©Wallace Collection

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31ST JAN / 2021

BIFMO ONLINE LECTURE - ELEANOR QUINCE, PRINCIPAL TEACHING FELLOW IN MODERN BRITISH HISTORY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON

'From the provinces to the capital: Gillows of Lancaster and London' 31 January 2021, 19:00 (GMT)
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14TH FEB / 2021

FHS ONLINE LECTURE - LUKE HUGHES AND AIDAN WALKER, IN CONVERSATION - FREE TO MEMBERS

'Arts and Crafts in the Digital Age' 14 February 2021, 19.00 (GMT)
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21ST FEB / 2021

FHS ONLINE LECTURE - DR REBECCA TILLES, ASSOCIATE CURATOR OF 18TH CENTURY FRENCH & WESTERN EUROPEAN FINE AND DECORATIVE ARTS, HILLWOOD ESTATE, MUSEUM & GARDENS, WASHINGTON D.C.

'Highlights from Hillwood: Marjorie Merriweather Post's taste for 18th Century European Furniture' 21 February 2021, 19:00 (GMT)
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