The practical book of furnishing the small house and apartment . of carved wood or of wrought iron,either of them painted and gilded, were there also typical,as were carven and metal candlesticks and sconces. Door-and window-hangings were often of great richness in allcountries, and bedspreads and bed-draperies were of specialimportance. Deer-heads and other such trophies were frequent, butnothing could well be less desirable in small premises , tankards, bowls and pieces of copper and brass areuseful, and the soft gleam of metal is always decorative. Objects from the East contin
The practical book of furnishing the small house and apartment . of carved wood or of wrought iron,either of them painted and gilded, were there also typical,as were carven and metal candlesticks and sconces. Door-and window-hangings were often of great richness in allcountries, and bedspreads and bed-draperies were of specialimportance. Deer-heads and other such trophies were frequent, butnothing could well be less desirable in small premises , tankards, bowls and pieces of copper and brass areuseful, and the soft gleam of metal is always decorative. Objects from the East continually found their way toWestern Europe and no period was without its high appre-ciation of them. Oriental rugs, draperies, pottery, lacquer,tiles, and metal ornaments have always been used and areamong our mpst valuable decorative assets to-day. LIBERAL PERIOD FURNISHINGLiberal, or International-Inter period, or Catholic, fur-nishing consists in the use of the furniture, textiles, and ac-cessories of various nationalities or various periods, or both. PLATE ii8. PLATE 119
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