Period furnishings; an encyclopedia of historic furniture, decorations and furnishings (1911)
Clifford, C. R. (Chandler Robbins), 1858-1935 · New York, Clifford & Lawton · leaf 247
so called be-cause the leaves were supported by wingswhich swung either way. Turned woodwork came intoAmerica with the first settlers; from157s to 1620 we find a great number ofexamples of turned work in England, adevelopment of the spiral work of theearlier Sixteenth Century. The cradle that came…
Interior decoration · Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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