Hill, Amelia Leavitt

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Amelia Leavitt Hill was a decorative arts scholar who resided in New York City from the late 1920s until her death in 1962. She wrote several articles for Antiques magazine and in the 1950s became interested in French craftsmen, particularly cabinetmakers living in North America. She travelled to Canada on an extensive research trip, hoping to produce a book on Canadian furniture. Unable to find a publisher, the work was apparently abandoned. She began studying French influences on the work of Louisiana cabinetmakers, but fell ill and died before her research was completed.

From the description of Papers, 1761-1959. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 84666713

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Place Name Admin Code Country
Portsmouth (N.H.)
New Hampshire--Barrington
United States
Louisiana--New Orleans
New Hampshire--Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Canada
Subject
Bedroom furniture
Business records
Chairs
Chests
Cupboards
Desks
Furniture
Furniture
Manuscripts
Merchant marine
Privateering
Real property
Rosewood furniture
Shipping
Occupation
Cabinetmakers
Cabinetmakers
Merchants
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Death 1962

English,

French

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