Spofford, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott, 1835-1921 · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 175
ths, but as a business. Under theiroversight, the honesty of carpentry has su-perseded the sleight of hand of cabinet-mak-ing; house-decorators have formed them-selves into firms, giving their attention tothe preparation of interiors from the mo-ment the plasterer is done with them; an-cient houses… … Chair in Pepyss Library. CARPETS. 171 XXVII. CARPETS. AFTER the appearance of the hall, the carpets give the first impressionof the house to the person who enters, and they afford constant andcountless sensations to the person who stays — unconscious sensations ofcomfort, if they are suitable; very…
Furniture · Interior decoration
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