The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour, & history (1911)
Foley, Edwin · New York, G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 486
ambitious schemers pur-chased by Dutch gold. A somewhatsordid tale, with its mad sad sequelof Jacobitism, and one which neednever have been, had Jamess ministersbeen as patriotic as they were acuteand selfishly ambitious. One wonders what eflfect uponthe furniture modes of this countrythe advent of… … WILLIAM, ANNE, AND GEORGE L—1688-1727 373 during the century succeeding the Revolution of 1688, at least asuniversal as that which was shown against the last Stuart who reigned.Upon the whole, Williams accession probably benefited the developmentof English furniture design ; the tastes of the…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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