Period furnishings; an encyclopedia of historic furniture, decorations and furnishings (1911)
Clifford, C. R. (Chandler Robbins), 1858-1935 · New York, Clifford & Lawton · leaf 267
[226c] … Above, American chairs of the period ]790-1830; below, tables of the same epoch. It is a mistake to assume, as so many do, thatveneer is shoddy and undertaken as a pretence anddeception. Veneering is one of the oldest arts andin some form or other, as marquetry or as inlaying,has been practiced…
Interior decoration · Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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