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Furniture of the olden time (1902)

Morse, Frances Clary · New York, the MacMillan Co. · leaf 235

An illustration from Furniture of the olden time, 1902, leaf 235
of a farmhouse, on top of a woodpile, whichmade it evident what its fate would be eventually,a fate which has robbed us of many a fine piece ofold furniture. After climbing upon a chair, then atable, the sight of these carved feet protruding fromthe woodpile was almost enough to make the an-tique… … V) \ ANDNATIONS. Settles, Settees, and Sofas 211 measuring the same, seven feet in length, and withthe same carving of oak leaves upon the legs andends, but this is the only one of the four which hasthe carved oalc leaves across the front of the seat,and the rows of incised carving upon the back…

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