Spofford, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott, 1835-1921 · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 52
d; and with that we have the complete sideboard ofthe present day in its stateliest guise, although we oftenest see it withoutthe crowning dais. There were, however, various modifications of this shape on the way.When used merely for the display of splendid possessions in plate andjewellery, it was… … Early Credence. 48 ART DECORATION APPLIED TO FURNITURE. three, or more shelves, and was exactly like the etagere of the moderndrawing-room. This was toward the end of the fourteenth century, whenthe Dukes of Burgundy dazzled all France by their splendor, and everylord tried to rival his neighbor m…
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