The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour, & history (1911)
Foley, Edwin · New York, G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 552
try inthe country and the wealthier merchants in the metropolis couldafford such luxuries. Not only had England suffered considerably from Williams continentalpolicy, but, in comparisonwith their present-day popula-tion, Scotland and Englandmust have been solitary places,as, almost until the… … WILLIAM, ANNE, AND GEORGE I.—1688-1727 427 Industrial and financial ideals came in with William of Orange;one might almost say that those twin British fetishes, Respectabilityand the Banking Account, were Dutch importations. The NationalDebt made its d^but in 1693, whilst the Bank of England,…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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