Spofford, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott, 1835-1921 · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 219
any bronzes or vases one may like, and for a clock, which is a 214 ART DECORATION APPLIED TO FURNITURE. very essential thing in a library of practical use. Busts, however, in niches,on brackets, and on pedestals, are welcome additions, for they seem to peo-ple the room with the illustrious shapes… … Library, with low Shelves. Bass-reliefs, too, are more appropriate in their light and shade thanthe diversity of color in much painting; a map is often indispensable insome odd corner, and we suppose a foot or so of space must be concededto a pipe-rack. For the rest, the pieces of furniture in…
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