Housing some of the most important objects in the Collection, the Martha Washington's Ladies' Lounge has a Ming-type Chinese rug, c. 1880,and in front of the New York Settee, a rare Massachusetts table with candle slides. 
The Portsmouth high chest and dressing table, a pair, are kept here, as is the Philadelphia Queen Anne Armchair.
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Settee This settee, in a fully developed though somewhat austere Queen Anne style, descended from Dr. William Beekman of New York, New York. |
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Arm Chair Armchairs made in Philadelphia during the second quarter of the 18th century are among the most beautiful statements of the Queen Anne style in American furniture. |
