San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc · leaf 643
lapse into com-plete disuse, it is evidence of the indispens-able position the fireplace had come to oc-cupy in architectural design that it still re-mained, even if not utilized. Mantels con-tinued to function as the key stone of livingroom design, and in many instances fire-places were… … The scrolled Flemish legs and the characteristic architectural design of the early 17th Century styles of furnishing are caught in this fireplace heater of the Jacobean period. Its substantial, robust proportions conform exceptionally well to low-ceiled rooms.
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