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Fully Furnished is an exhibit at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan. It’s located at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, and showcases furniture produced in America from 1670 to the present.
Historic Furniture
Several historic pieces of furniture are on display, including a table made between 1830 and 1860 used by Mark Twain as a writing desk, a portable writing desk owned by Edgar Allan Poe between 1830 and 1849, and a rocking chair made from tree roots and branches between 1865 and 1875 once owned by Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Other Sections
There’s also several furniture prototypes, and a section on how manufacturers turned technology into furniture in order to make it fit more nicely next to actual furniture. Another section highlights lighting while yet another displays dollhouses. There are also examples of living rooms throughout the years.
Replica Kitchens
Finally, there’s a section with replica kitchens throughout different periods in American history.
