Old English furniture and its surroundings, from the restoration to the regency (1920)
Percival, MacIver · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 66
centuryis very plain and unadorned. The general method of manu-facture was by casting and then turning to give finish, andpare away the redundant metal. Handles were cast separatelyand soldered on. Candlesticks of pewter were apparently still made withbell-shaped bases both high and low, in much… … rare to find it surviving in good condition. Plates of several sizes were a necessity in every house; at this time they were made with a strengthening rim underneath the edge. Dishes were still round, the oval shape not having been introduced, and meats and other solid foods seem to have been…
Furniture · Interior decoration
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