Furniture of the Pilgrim century, 1620-1720, including colonial utensils and hardware (1910)
Nutting, Wallace, 1861-1941 · Framingham, Boston : Old America Company · leaf 53
nts on ship chests. But if we begin to wonderat what was not done in early furniture our field will be too wide. It iseven more wonderful that the present day sees so little real taste exhibitedin furniture. Pine is not the best material for carving. Late architectural carvingwas often done in pear… … AN Oak Two-Drawer Chest with Drops. In the MetropoUtan Museum.Date: 1660-80. The desire for variety led, in the usual fashion, to thedifference in moldings seen on the two drawers. The diamond blocks areeffective. The curious triangular blocks just below the lid are an oddity.The favorite motive of…
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