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The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history (1910)

Foley, Edwin · London : T.C. and E.C. Jack · leaf 553

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TABLES Until about the time of William and Mary the dining-table wasusually in the hall, and was accom-panied by a long stool upon which thefamily sat at meals. Among the mostinteresting evolutions in furnituredesign are folding card-tables, withtapering or cabriole legs, and clubfeet, of… … GILT TABLE. LATE QUEEN ANNE. Property ofEARL OF PEMBROKE. WILLIAM, AKNE, AJND GEORGE I.—1688-1727 425 HIGH-CASE CLOCKS, such as that formerly belonging to Charles Wesley, shown in ColourPlate No. XLIII. and the inlaid example in Plate No. L., were infull swing both literally and figuratively some…

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