The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history (1910)
Foley, Edwin · London : T.C. and E.C. Jack · leaf 294
ed the absence of arms from the chairsupon which they sat), greatly fostered thefashion for textile fabrics, and encouraged theelaborate upholstery — the chief novelty inearly Jacobean furnishings of the wealthy. The upholder indeedmust, in early Jacobean days, have been a busy and wealthy… … UPHOLSTERED CHAIR. KNOLE. 4b 212 DECORATIVE FURNITURE work fabrics contributed as greatly to the vogue of ui)liolsteredfurniture as the increased comfort. Cushions were used for thecaned furniture, as they had been for its more solid forerunners;whilst at times the old wall hangings were cut up for…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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