1998
GUSN-169689
In his plain but well-made furniture, Stephen Foster Stevens embodies the tenants of his Quaker religion, the beliefs informing his craft. Plain, but solid, Stevens made furniture that was well-respected and served its purpose - nothing more, nothing less.
Article ID 39
SC001
Old-Time New England
SC001.1998.076.265.001
In his plain but well-made furniture, Stephen Foster Stevens embodies the tenants of his Quaker religion, the beliefs informing his craft. Plain, but solid, Stevens made furniture that was well-respected and served its purpose - nothing more, nothing less.
Volume 76, Number 265 (Fall/Winter 1998)
Jane Williamson (Author)
(1998). Old Time New England. Boston, Mass.: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.
Item
Boston, Mass.
Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
Old Time New England
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