The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history (1910)
Foley, Edwin · London : T.C. and E.C. Jack · leaf 492
dimental-shaped rail at theback, the scrolled rail, the handles, and the central enriched mouldingbeing of brass. The doors enclosing the centre of the upper part are not seen inour colour plate, as they slide into recesses disclosing pigeon-holesand other fittings incidental to clerical labours,… … REVIEW AND EOliECAST 375 art, as in nature, is usually short-lived, and ones interest in both ismainly commiserative. The difficulty is not that the skilled and thoughtful designerof to-day is incapable of evolving design based on frank acceptanceof present-day needs and aspirations: it is that he…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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