The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour, & history (1911)
Foley, Edwin · New York, G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 102
BRITISH DECORATIVE FURNITURE—LATE GOTHIC 59 In the succeeding Tudor days we shall find greater variety andfuller references to the predecessors of the sideboard. … THE DUNMOW CHAIR. CHAIRS, STOOLS, AND BENCHES Benches (bancs) and stools, the most common seats during lateGothic times, were almost entirely utilitarian. Joint stools, nowadayspopularly supposed to have been madeexclusively for supporting coffins, wereused at the ends of the tables, and, insteadof…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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