Spofford, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott, 1835-1921 · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 111
-like pilasters and their Termse between the doors, and with allsorts of relief in the favorite style of work, sometimes with sculpturedfigures and groups, the mighty cornice meanwhile upheld by pillars thatagain put forth the globular excrescence at some point, usually at aboutthe centre of their… … THE ELIZABETHAN. 107 size of the rooms for which these articles were designed should always betaken into account both in judging them and imitating them; for massiveand mighty pieces, within narrowbounds, simply assume their fitand unnoticeable size when spaceexpands around them. Althoughthe style…
Furniture · Interior decoration
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