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Principles of decorative design (1873)

Dresser, Christopher · London : and New York [etc.] Cassell, Petter, & Galpin · leaf 69

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y Greek chair just alluded to, they should he veryshort, as in this instance, or they must he connected by a frame below the seat, as inFigs. 33 and 34. The best general structure is that in which the front legs pass tothe level of the upper surface of the seat. Fig. 33 is a copy of a chair shown… … Fig. 31. Fig. 32. adjuncts to light chairs; so are the brackets connecting the legs with the seat-frame,as these strengthen the entire chair. The manner in which the upper rail of theback passes through the side uprights and is pinned is good. The chief, andonly important, fault in this chair is…

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