Spofford, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott, 1835-1921 · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 65
pendule clock enclosed in the curious flower-work of Mr. Gibbon in themiddle of the vestibule. The landscapes of the screens represent themanner of living and courtesy of the Chinese. An earlier piece of furniture, though, than the screen—perhaps the 60 ART DECORATION APPLIED TO FURNITURE. very… … Chest in Curved Oak inlaid with Colored Wood, Norman Work, 1550. carved figures, apostles in their shrines and warriors in their stalls; a con-tinual interlacing of leaf and bough, with symbolical carvings, much likethat in the cathedrals in miniature; the man enticed by a lovely femaleform playing…
Furniture · Interior decoration
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