Decoration & furniture of town houses; a series of Cantor lectures delivered before the Society of arts, 1880, amplified and enl. (1881)
Edis, Robert W. (Robert William), 1839-1927 · New York, Scribner and Welford · leaf 166
having been originally de-signed by an architect, and not by a speculativebuilder. In the smaller bedrooms or dressing-rooms, wher3space is not over ample, I see no reason why themantel-piece should not, to a certain extent, be formedinto a sort of dressing-table. Above the shelf, whichadapts… … A-Study Mantel• Piece • ROBERT W.EDIS F.S.A. AR? OF TOWN HOUSES. 127 with light moveable brackets for gas or candles, thewhole made of deal stained and polished, or paintedand varnished, or of some other inexpensive wood. An arrangement of this kind would naturally notbe suitable for the more…
Interior decoration · Furniture
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