Beeton's housewife's treasury of domestic information : comprising complete and practical instructions on the house and its furniture, artistic decoration economy, toilet, children, etiquette, domestic and fancy needlework, dressmaking and millinery, and all other household matters : with every requisite direction to secure the comfort, elegance, and prosperity of the home : a companion volume to "Mrs. Beeton's book of household management" : profusely illustrated (1879)
Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary), 1836-1865 · London ; New York : Ward, Lock & Co., Warwick House, Salisbury Square, E.C. · leaf 208
nt of workinvolved in its manufacture. A very handsome one may be bought at from £2 to£2 10s. Canterbury whatnots are made like the ordinary Canterbury above, but,twisted or carved, pillars are added at the four corners, which support a shelf withsides and back in fret work to correspond with the… … CANTERBURY. The House and its Furniture. 164 struments may be bought in various shapes and at any price, butit must be remembered that a bad instrument is an expensive oneeven if it cost next to nothing. If a good piano be wanted that will do good service, it is far better togive a fair price for…
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