o deflect thereal relics to thehands of the collec-tor. The house-holder, on the otherhand, has a distinctinterest in the subjectwhen he is not for-tunate enough to pos-sess real heirloompieces or even whenhis inclinations arenot of the collectingsort. For this grow-ing class of personsthe early… … ductions. ThomasChippendale set hisSt amp upon theperiod until a laterreaction against thesolidity of his designsbrought in the Shera-ton style. Both thesenoted cabinetmakerswrote books on theircraft, a circumstancewhich has contribut-ed to the enduringcharacteristics of thetypes of furniturethey…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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