The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour, & history (1911)
Foley, Edwin · New York, G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 138
equalaccuracy be described as a Beaufette, Beaufait, Bofet, Bonfet,OR Buffet.—A freedom from the letterthat killeth is shown in the many Englishmethods of spelling this GaUic synonymfor our side-table. As great freedom has TUDOE-JACOBEAN DOUBLE-TIEKD BUFFET, been shown in applying the term to any… … 92 DECORATIVE FURNITURE lfS!S/,r:SkT:,W^SmYitl^mmmiSi dants at a bufet or sideboard. Their costume has been little changed,and conveys a good idea of that worn by men during Tudor times. Credences.—The term credence, which one prefers to restrict tocontinental pieces, such as those in Colour Plates…
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