The practical cabinet maker and furniture designer's assistant, with essays on history of furniture, taste in design, color and materials, with full explanation of the canons of good taste in furniture .. (1910)
Hodgson, Fred. T. (Frederick Thomas), 1836-1919 · Chicago, F.J. Drake & co · leaf 154
fortable seat. Cleverly hollowed out tocatch the back and support the shoulders, it proffers theacme of comfort, without, at the same time, being stuffy. THE PRACTICAL CABINET MAKER 157 Passing to Fig. JJ, we find a form of couch whichwas at one time very popular in this country. It re-minds one of… … Figure 77 This design, which is without a back, is evidently foruse rather than display. Before passing from thisdesign we cannot help noticing the increased oppor-tunities which it gives to the chair or settee frame maker,as he has been too much in the habit of hiding his workwith ostentatious…
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