Resources
To view other pieces by John Henry Belter and Joseph Meeks:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
To learn more about the Rococo art movements and the history of parlors:
Historical Dictionary of Rococo Art by Jennifer D. Milam, 2011
American Rococo, 1750-1775: Elegance in Ornament by Morrison H. Heckscher and Leslie Greene Bowman, 1992
"American Rococo" by Morrison H. Heckscher for the Metropolitan Museum of Art
At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson, 2010
Culture and Comfort: Parlor Making and Middle-Class Identity, 1850-1930 by Katherine Grier, 2013
"City Parlor, Country Sitting Room: Rural Vernacular Design and the American Parlor, 1840-1900" by Sally McMurry from Winterthur Portfolio, Winter 1985, pp. 261-280
"Rococo Style" Icons
"The Creators" Images
"Parlors" Images
"Rococo Revival Parlor" from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Narcissa Niblack Thorne. A30: Georgia Double Parlor, c. 1850, 1937-1940. The Art Institute of Chicago.
Narcissa Niblack Thorne. A15: New York Parlor, 1850-70, 1937-1940. The Art Institute of Chicago.
Mary Georgiana Caroline and Lady Filmer. Lady Filmer in her Drawing Room, 1863-1868. The Art Institute of Chicago.
The objects seen in this exhibit comprise the Pickler Furniture Collection in Special Collections and University Archives at Truman State University.
For questions or further information regarding these pieces, email at speccoll@truman.edu or call at (660) 785-4537.
Special Collections and University Archives
Pickler Memorial Library
Truman State University
100 East Normal Avenue
Kirksville, MO 63501