Furniture of the Pilgrim century, 1620-1720, including colonial utensils and hardware (1910)
Nutting, Wallace, 1861-1941 · Framingham, Boston : Old America Company · leaf 328
backs of settles was slight, so far as usewas concerned. Hence most of those found are not paneled. When foundas here, they were the successors of English tradition, or were paneled forthe sake of appearance. We seem not to find cushions for settles, but no doubt they were some-times used. The… … A BUILT-IN Settle withone end only. This settle ispart of the structure in a 17thCentury house in Wrentham.A board, close to the leftdoor, would have obstructedthe passage so that this shortsettle was built in. It restsupon the protruding sill ofthe house which is cut into toafford an opening for…
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