Here are the reference books we recommend:
American Furniture of the 19th Century by
Celia Jackson Otto
Victorian Splendor
Re-creating America’s 19th Century Interiors by
Allison Kyle Leopold
American Furniture of the 19th Century by
Eileen and Richard Dubrow
Grand Rapids Furniture
The Story of America’s Furniture City by
Christian G. Carron
Herter Brothers
Furniture and Interiors for a Gilded Age
Howe/Frelinghuysen/Voorsanger
The Furniture of John Henry Belter and the Rococo Revival by
Marvin D. Schwartz,
Edward Stanek and
Douglas K True