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Antique American Furniture and Silver Design Reform (1870-1915) Design Reform was a counter to the unbridled ornamentation of the other styles that were fashionable at the time. Design Reform followed two parallel courses. One direction was inspired by Japanese art and the other by the Arts and Craft Movement which modernised Gothic. The magic word of Design reform was simplicity. The Arts and Crafts Movement also wished to bring back hand made crafts and rejected machine production. Wooden dowels, pegs, and screws are widely used in making these pieces which helps to make them difficult to restore. Shaker Style A great deal was produced in this style between 1820 and 1870. Furniture is still being made in Shaker style. Although this style clearly left its ...