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Furniture of the olden time (1902)

Morse, Frances Clary · New York, the MacMillan Co. · leaf 213

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tapering, fluted leg, which ischaracteristic of Sheraton, is not found so oftenupon his chairs as upon other pieces of furniture.The arm-chair shown in Illustration 151 is oneof the finest examples of its period, about 1790.It has stood since 1835 in front of the pulpit inthe Unitarian Church at… … Furniture of the Olden Time This chair possesses characteristics of both Hep-plewhite and Sheraton, and is a good instance ofhow the styles ofthose two cabinet-makers overlapped.Every detail of thecarving is finely done,and the effect of thechair is extremelyelegant.

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