Spofford, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott, 1835-1921 · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 43
ests were customarilyreceived. The appearance of the bed now must have been something aspicturesque as it was resplendent. Only when the many wallowed insqualor could such costly magnificence have been attained by the few.The bedroom of the Duchess of Dolfino had a ceiling of a fretwork ofgold upon… … Great Bed of Ware. THE BED. 39 there were whole bedsteads of solid silver seen by the traveller who re-ports them, set with agates, carnelians, lapis lazuli, pearls, and turquoises. To-day we have, certainly, for those that can command it—for million-naires, merchant princes, nobles, and kings—many…
Furniture · Interior decoration
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