The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history (1910)
Foley, Edwin · London : T.C. and E.C. Jack · leaf 443
>ony. ►Sheraton cared little tor walnut ;ia a con-Htructional wood; lie writeH, in 1803: Tin; blackVir«^nnia was niucli in ime for cabinet work aboutforty or fifty yearH since in England, but is nowquite laid by since the introduction of mahogany. VENEERING … TABLK (Side elevation). FrrnnDengn by TllOMAii HOPE. The eighteenth-century decorative furniture makers further devel-oped the employment of veneers or lamince of wood both for coveringthe whole surface of the article and, in the form of marqueterie inlays,for decorating with patterns. Much has…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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