Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 483
ul, with muchuse of inlays and purflingsof lighter wood (Figs. 292,293). Many of these ar-ticles of Georgian furni-ture were imported to theAmerican colonies before,and to the United States after, the Revolution, andbecame the prototypes of many examples of ourAmerican-made Colonial furniture.… … Fig. 293.—A Sheraton Chair. ORNAMENT IN GREAT BRITAIN rail, turning outward in a spiral curve to meet theturned or carved newel; the slender balusters, usuallyof three different spiral designs to each step, and thecarved modillion-ornament at the end of each step,
Decoration and ornament
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