Spofford, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott, 1835-1921 · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 69
s de vertu of the house. This, also, is a fashion lately revived,even by those who do not care to use the Jacobean exclusively, and, if itwere to be seen only here and there, might be a blessing; but biddingfair to be seen at every step, it is not unlikely that the eye may tire of it.But the eye… … Hanging Cabinet. especially not of those with an open under and upper shelf, and the middleone enclosed behind two tiny doors, the doors carved, or else with a tileor plaque inserted for brightening. Sometimes, instead of tiles, plates ofbevelled crystal, or even of looking-glass, are used ;…
Furniture · Interior decoration
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