Dillaway, Theodore Milton, 1874- [from old catalog] · Springfield, Mass., Milton Bradley company · leaf 185
hin the limitations which its use imposesand be so constructed that it serves its purposeadequately. All the elements of beauty observed in the colonialwriting desk, plate LVIII, appear to be lacking in theexample of golden oak, plate LIX. Its appearance ischeap and unattractive. The legs are much… … PLATE LIX. Ornament should be used sparingly and is onlylegitimate when related to structure. Simplicity, thefirst essential of beauty in a piece of furniture, is atonce apparent in the colonial desk. Strength andrepose are obtained through preserving the horizontaland vertical lines in the…
School decoration · Interior decoration
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