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.
