Liberti, Enrico, 1894-1979

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Enrico Liberti was born in Italy in 1894 and emigrated to the United States, where he settled in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a cabinetmaker, furniture restorer, and antiques dealer, and was especially well known for the quality of his reproductions of historic pieces. He made chairs for the Senate Chamber of the Maryland State House in 1939, copying the originals made by John Shaw, and chairs for the White House in the 1960s. His antique store was known as Chimney Corner Antique Shop, located in an old building at 532 St. Paul Street. He retired in 1977.

From the description of Enrico Liberti papers, 1932-ca.1980. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 261235229

Cabinetmaker, of Baltimore, Md.

From the description of Oral history interview, 1973. (Maryland Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32818921

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creatorOf Liberti, Enrico, 1894-1979. Oral history interview, 1973. Maryland historical society
creatorOf Liberti, Enrico, b.1894. Enrico Liberti papers, 1932-ca.1980. Winterthur Library
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Maryland--Baltimore
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Maryland--Baltimore
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Antique dealers
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Cabinetmakers
Cabinetmakers
Furniture
Furniture repairing
World War, 1914-1918
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Birth 1894

Death 1979

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