Collection Highlights

A Well Crafted Legacy explores over a century of furniture-making excellence. It highlights the inspiration and craftsmanship that made Stickley America's foremost fine-furniture maker and the craftspeople whose commitment to quality led to Stickley's reputation for manufacturing heirloom-quality furniture. 

The 8,000-square-foot exhibit gallery contains furniture and accessories from the earliest days of Stickley up to the present, as well as a variety of images and archival documents illustrating the company's journey.

Bombé Chest

Introduced into the Stickley Williamsburg Reserve Collection, this Bombé Chest-on-Chest is an adaptation of a piece in the Colonial Williamsburg Collections. The rounded or “kettle” base houses drawers that curve to match.

The original was produced by cabinetmakers in the Boston area circa 1780, at what was then the only known center for making this type of furniture.

Dalai Lama Chair

This oversized Eastwood Chair, based on Gustav Stickley’s original design, was created for the Dalai Lama so that he could sit cross-legged comfortably during various appearances in Central New York.

Prairie Settle

The L. & J.G. Stickley Prairie Settle, a distinctive Arts and Crafts design by Peter Hansen, is one of the most iconic forms of the period.

Harvey Ellis

Harvey Ellis joined Gustav Stickley’s Craftsman Workshops in 1903. Inspired by Japanese prints, Native American motifs, and the Arts and Crafts movement abroad, his designs brought delicacy, color, and sophistication to Gustav’s massive, solid furniture style. Soft arches, architectural designs, and intricate inlays, seen here, are characteristic of Harvey Ellis pieces.

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