Preace: the enchanting box
An introduction to women's painted furniture, 1790-1830
The process of creawting women's painted furniture
Motifs in women's painted furniture
American schoolgirl art pupils and their painted pieces
Conclusion: "Ancients" and "Moderns"
Appendix: Art instruction books of the Federal period
The rules of Litchfield Academy, 1825
A chronicle of Sir Andreas B. Engstrom's advertisements offering lessons, 1825-1827
Professional treatment of Elizabeth Perkins' table
Recipe for finishing a young lady
Suppliers of materials used to create historical replications of women's painted furniture, 1790=-1830
Historical societies and museums with women's painted furniture in their collections
Research institutions providing archival material on women's painted furniture
