六级练习2013.11.26 collection, because, history, examples, furniture

Rebecca949

The museum assembled objects from Du Pont’s collection into 175 period rooms, each with examples of American antiques and decorative arts that followed a certain theme of period in early American history. For example, the Du Pont dining room has furniture (1)_____________________. And because this was the time when the United States became a new nation, (2)____________________. Another example is the Chinese parlor, (3)________________________________________during the 18th century. In these period rooms, Du Pont believed he could tell the story of the early United States through furniture and other decorative arts.

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susan.sui

from the late 18th and early 19th centuries
there's a patriotic theme in the room
which has furnishings that reflect the Americans fascinations with Asian culture