The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour, & history (1911)
Foley, Edwin · New York, G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 496
dby the now omnipotent Batavian patterns. From the days of the Commonwealththe British cabinetmaker had shown increasingtechnical excellence. Reinforced by the importedDutch and refugee French workmen, the crafts-manship of English furniture from the times ofWilliam and Mary is little, if at all,… … WILLIAM, ANNE, AND GEORGE 1—1688-1727 381 partially in consequence of its practical limitation to the oak andother coarse-fibred woods—was coarse in comparison with theproductions of Italy, France, and other continental nations usingthe finer-grained walnut, chestnut, pear, and other woods. WOODS…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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