Olson, Roberta J.M. and Margaret K. Hofer — Seat of Empire

New York, New York Historical Society, 2002. Softbound. Includes an essay by Bernard Chevallier. Published to coincide with an exhibition by the same name held at the NYHS from October 2002 until January 2003. The story a an armchair that once belonged to Napoleon and eventually found its way to American and the NEw York Historical Society. Also explores the taste in French Empire furniture prevalent in the United States in the mid-19th Century. VG+ .