Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One -- chapter 1 -- Interpreting Decorative Arts Objects -- Chapter 2 -- Looking at Objects -- Chapter 3 -- Understanding Style -- Part Two -- Introduction -- Chapter 4 -- Furniture in the Seventeenth-Century or Mannerist Style -- Chapter 5 -- Furniture in the William and Mary or Early Baroque Style -- Chapter 6 -- Furniture in the Queen Anne or Late Baroque Style -- Chapter 7 -- Furniture in the Chippendale or Rococo Style -- Chapter 8 -- Furniture in the Federal or Early Classical-Revival Style -- Chapter 9 -- Furniture in the Empire or Late Classical-Revival Style -- Chapter 10 -- Windsor Furniture -- Chapter 11 -- Clocks -- Chapter 12 -- Ceramics -- Chapter 13 -- Glassware -- Chapter 14 -- Silver Objects -- Chapter 15 -- Pewter Objects -- Chapter 16 -- Iron, Copper, and Copper-Alloy Objects -- Chapter 17 -- Paintings and Pictures -- Chapter 18 -- Prints -- Chapter 19 -- Textiles -- Chapter 20 -- Needlework -- Chapter 21 -- Floor Coverings -- About the Author.