The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history (1910)
Foley, Edwin · London : T.C. and E.C. Jack · leaf 313
worthremembering when dating old furniture, is that in Stuart furniturethe panels gradually were made relatively larger and tlie mouldingsrelatively smaller than in Elizabethan. The characteristic strap-work of Elizbethan times fell slowlyinto disuse when Charles ii. popularised the Dutch forms of… … PLATE XXIX OAK WELSH DRESSER The Property of Heney Damn, Esq ^ Length, 6 ft. 3 in.; depth of cupboard part, 1 ft. 9 in.; height, 7 ft. 6 in. Circa 1688 This .sketch is intended to represent the probable furniture andappearance towards the close of the seventeenth century of a well-to-do Welsh or…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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