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The decorative periods (1906)

Clifford, C. R. (Chandler Robbins), 1858-1935 · New York, Clifford & Lawton · leaf 278

An illustration from The decorative periods, 1906, leaf 278
made by a person in the Jerseys whoserved his time and afterwards was eleven years foremanto the great and eminent cabinetmaker William Hallet,who bought the fine estate of the Duke of Shandos,called Cannons in Middlesex. Now, even if the advertisement was a catch-penny scheme,it is plain that in… … ®^* In creating a Colonial atmosphere—be it early Colonial, andnecessarily embryotic, or late Colonial—we may assume that theroom trims, as a rule, are white. In the early days the dwellingswere low-ceilinged, the windows were small and cut into littlepanes. Such a room was not well lighted, and…

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