Spofford, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott, 1835-1921 · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 34
n thecourse of a hundred years the fauteuilwas no longer folding. A back and staysrendered it fixed, and made of it the lovely old chair where the curvedarm and half seat pass down and form the leg in the opposite curve,with fringes on the bars of the stays behind and cushions on the seat. But… … Fauteuil of Charles V., Fourteenth Century. 30 ART DECORATION APPLIED TO FURNITURE. height, if it had not this finishing, it was sure to be set against the wallthat was tapestried behind it. When arms were added, the backs becameof the same height, and both arms and back rather encircled the bodyof…
Furniture · Interior decoration
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