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The architecture of country houses : including designs for cottages, farm houses, and villas, with remarks on interiors, furniture, and the best modes of warming and ventilating (1851)

Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852, Anderson, Alexander, 1775-1870 · New York : D. Appleton & Company, 200 Broadway ; Philadelphia : Geo S. Appleton, 164 Chestnut-Street · leaf 510

An illustration from The architecture of country houses : including designs for cottages, farm houses, and villas, with remarks on interiors, furniture, and the best modes of warming and ventilating, 1851, leaf 510 — FUKNITUEE, 429 place to sofa-tables—as the latter, scattered here and there in aroom, afford various gathering-places for little conversation par-ties—while the centre-table draws all talkers to a single focus. As the centre-table is to i;s the emblem of the family circle,and the sofa-table that of… … ^^S. 224.] ^ fFig. 225J former should hold its place in the coimtry, par excellence.Figs. 224 and 225 are plain Grecian forms of the sofa-table—more elaborate and fanciful ones being easily obtained. Bothsofa and centre tables depend for their good effect mauily onthe drapery or cover of handsome…

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