Modern dwellings in town and country adapted to American wants and climate with a treatise on furniture and decoration (1878)
Holly, Henry Hudson, 1834-1892 · New York, Harper & brothers, publishers · leaf 192
o protectthe wood-work from dampness caused by the water dripping from an ice-pitcher. This might spot varnish and blister veneers ; but with solidwood no such precaution is necessary. As a substitute for the marbletop, let soft mats be used. These act as a cushion for fragile orna-ments. The… … Fiff. 20.—Sideboard. leather, a shelf is arranged for ornamental pottery. The doors below are glazed withbevelled glass, and the cupboard encloses a fire-proof safe for keeping silver, the depthof which is increased by the sideboard being built a number of inches into the wall. 188 MODERN…
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