Occasional Pieces of Choice and Useful Household Furniture, Trade Catalogue (Springfield, MA: George A. Schastey Company)
Although plagued by financial struggles, a common trend among businesses that worked on the basis of commissions, George A. Schastey continued to grow his cabinetmakingfirm. He opened a branch in Springfield, Massachusetts, in April of 1890, and used this facility to create a line of stock furniture, largely in the Colonial Revival style. While the pamphlet references the prominent families for whom the firm created custom creations, it primarily promotes the company’s new modestly priced line of furnishings.
Artwork Details
- Title: Occasional Pieces of Choice and Useful Household Furniture, Trade Catalogue (Springfield, MA: George A. Schastey Company)
- Publisher: George A. Schastey & Co. (American, New York, 1873–1897)
- Date: ca. 1890
- Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Paper
- Dimensions: 9 × 6 in. (22.9 × 15.2 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Paul Manganaro, 2016
- Object Number: 2016.631.3
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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