The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour, & history (1911)
Foley, Edwin · New York, G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 331
t, even if weassume that it was of French or Flemish manufacture, the date indicatedby its details is some few years after Marys detention at Lochleven.Fortunately, the almery or aumerie, which was for many years used bySir Noel Paton, needs no adventitious history to secure attention ;being,… … tMf^^-^^ft1^ ^ / ^^ / LATER FRENCH RENAISSANCE, 1589-1643 245 It was at the close of the sixteenth century, that the Court ofFrance adopted faneral trunkets, and deaths heads appeared on thedresses of ladies. Death and burial became subjects yielding ornament.Deaths heads and crossbones were…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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