The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour, & history (1911)
Foley, Edwin · New York, G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 310
n worthremembering when dating old furniture, is that in Stuart furniturethe panels gradually were made relatively larger and the mouldingsrelatively smaller than in Elizabethan. The characteristic strap-work of Elizbethan times fell slowlyinto disuse when Charles ii. popularised the Dutch forms of… … PLATE XXIX OAK WELSH DRESSER The Property of Henry Dann, Esq Length, 6 ft. 3 in.; depth of cupboard part, 1 ft. 9 in.; height, 7 ft. 6 in. Circa 1688 This sketch is intended to represent the probable furniture andappearance towards the close of the seventeenth century of a well-to-do Welsh or North…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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