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Mahogany Mystique and its Global Trade
Readers learn about mahogany's vast species range and its prized role in furniture history. The piece traces sources from the Caribbean to Africa and Europe, notes import scales, famous makers like Chippendale and Sheraton, and odd anecdotes of mahogany lore and misers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baer
Wads Barti
Bullein
National Geographic
Washington, D. C
Agahogany
Qusen
United States
West Tabies
Panama
South America
Nicaragua
Britain
British Honduras
England
Walter Raleigh
Europe
Dyer
Tidewater
Gueatch’ Yiner
Hangland
America
Thomtay Clippendale
Worcester
Cruppendaie
Sheraton
Chipperdale
Sheratons
Hen
Hepplewhite and Company
Carbogany