Beautiful: The Art of Woodwork

Newport’s houses read like a history book on woodworking, from the 18th century paneling of Hunter House (c. 1748) to the elaborate French bookcases of Marble House (1892). During the colonial era, Newport’s craftsmen, such as the Townsend and Goddard families, produced fine furniture made of rich mahogany imported from Santo Domingo, while the great hall and reception rooms of Chateau-sur-Mer (1852) exhibit the Victorian era’s taste for intricately carved woodwork in white oak and Circassian walnut. [More]