Wallace Nutting: Father of the Colonial Revival Movement

Wallace Nutting was an American hero, who grew up in poverty without a father. He started his illustrious career as a Congregational minister, but was forced to retire due to ill health. Despite these hardships Wallace came to be known as the “Father of the Colonial Revival Movement.”
He is best known for his monumental “Furniture Treasury”, which became the Bible for every antique collector and dealer of American furniture. His collection of Pilgrim Century furniture was the finest in the c...