The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history (1910)
Foley, Edwin · London : T.C. and E.C. Jack · leaf 258
diagonally to the room plan) contribute in no small measureto the ensemble of French interiors. The large fauteuil fiom the Garde meuhle is of distinctlyearly Regence period, and of carved oak. Its present covering,possibly the original though not of the period, has been, for thepurpose of… … M II A CHAPTER ON BEDS 189 The modern bedstead, as we have seen, has prot^ressed far from itscrude beginnings—a shelf, or box without a lid, raised from the earth.The beds padding or mattress is equally remote from the primitive heapof leaves or straw ; whilst from the untreated skins of slain…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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