The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history (1910)
Foley, Edwin · London : T.C. and E.C. Jack · leaf 183
TYPICAL ITALIAN RENAISSANCE TABLE. … SIXTEENTH CEXTCKY CHESTNUT TABLE.SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM. GASSONl The form of the ancient sarcophagiinspired the design of the cassoni orcoffers, the lineal descendants of themediaeval chests, whose function itwas to store plate, clothes, and othervaluables of the home. When em-ployed to hold the…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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