Curriculum Materials: Art in America
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Image 3 Charleston, South Carolina
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Charleston Drawing Room
Historic House ~ About this Object ~ Look Questions ~ Think Questions
Key Points
- This PERIOD ROOM is the drawing room from a house built in 1772 in Charleston, South Carolina.
- The architecture and furnishings of the room show the influence of English style and taste in the colonies.
- The items in the room illustrate the leisure activities of a prosperous British family living in the South before the American Revolution.
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