Dresser, Christopher · London : and New York [etc.] Cassell, Petter, & Galpin · leaf 73
us andtrue structure is always pleasant. Let, then, the tenon and the mortise passthrough the various members, and let the parts be pinned together by obviouswooden pins. Thus, if the frame of a chair-seat is tenoned into the legs, let thetenon pass through the leg and be visible on the outer side,… … Fig. 38. was made which lias endured while piece after piece of modern furniture, madewith invisible joints and concjaled nails and screws, has perished. This is a true structural treatment, and is honest inexpression also. I do not give this as a principleapplicable to one class of furniture…
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