Morse, Frances Clary · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 65
ner house in Portsmouth. It is of mahogany,with an unusual form of block front, the blockingbeing rounded. The shape of the board top corre-sponds to the curves upon the front of the drawers.The handles are large, and upon each end is a mas-sive handle to lift the bureau by. 42 Furniture of the… … Illus. 26. — Kettle-shaped Bureau, about 1770. The height of the legs brings the level of the bureautop about the same as one with four drawers. Onehandle and one escutcheon were remaining uponthis bureau, and the others were cast from them.The block front with its unusually fine shells…
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