Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 484
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, … Fig. 294.—Staircase Detail, House in Chichester. shown in Fig. 294, were a common and elegant featureof English hall stairways. They were imported toAmerica in considerable number, and later copied orimitated as characteristic decorative elements in Amer-ican interiors (see p. 407). 381 A HISTORY…
Decoration and ornament
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