The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history (1910)
Foley, Edwin · London : T.C. and E.C. Jack · leaf 492
mes hemay be justly blamed for adelicacy necessitating under-pinning his work and in-consistent with strength, itwas in no ignorance of thelimitations of his materialthat he did so, for upon ex-amining his work it is evidentthat each leaf, flower, tendril,and stalk was designed andcarefully placed… … BO.\RI>ROOH CHIMNKYPIECE. ADMIRALTY, WHITEHALL.ASCRIBED TO GRINLINQ GIBBON. 376 DECORATIVE FURNITURE his tools. With stone, it must be confessed, he was less successful, disregarding at times its granular nature. Gibbon worked only upon fixed woodwork, such as the panelling illustrated in Colour…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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