Hamilton-Grange, the only home owned by Alexander Hamilton is a Federal Style country house. The current restoration is returning the home to the time period of 1802-1804. The firm Fallon & Wilkinson, LLC has been brought on to reproduce 28 pieces of federal furniture. The contract was also for the conservation of five of the original chairs in a suite of Louis XVI furniture. The proposal was written based on photographs of what the reproductions would look like. The reproduction contract included site visits to prominent collections of furniture, specifically those made by cabinetmaker Adam Hains and upholsterer George Bertault. Upon closer examination of other furniture made by these makers, the Louis XVI furniture appeared inconsistent with the other furniture and upholstry by the same makers. After consultations with the curator changes were made to the original proposal to better match the original furniture and the reproductions.
At the end of the talk the speaker mentioned that since the scholarship relied on more than photographs these are considered true reproductions and not re-interpretations. I thought that was a good point and got across the incredible amount of research involved in making a true reproduction.