The practical book of period furniture, treating of furniture of the English, American colonial and post-colonial and principal French periods . s usedas a desk. The slant-top secretary was no longer this time also another form of secretary appeared,of French type, being about four feet high and in formresembling an Egyptian temple or monument, or some-times the contour of a Greek building. The front pulleddown and made an ample writing desk (Key XV, 4). BOOKCASES Bookcases in the main followed the designs preva-lent in the latter part of the eighteenth century, whilethe influence of S
The practical book of period furniture, treating of furniture of the English, American colonial and post-colonial and principal French periods . s usedas a desk. The slant-top secretary was no longer this time also another form of secretary appeared,of French type, being about four feet high and in formresembling an Egyptian temple or monument, or some-times the contour of a Greek building. The front pulleddown and made an ample writing desk (Key XV, 4). BOOKCASES Bookcases in the main followed the designs preva-lent in the latter part of the eighteenth century, whilethe influence of Sheraton was still paramount. Theyrested on solid plinths upon the floor and were made inone or three sections laterally, and vertically theywere usually divided into two sections, the upper por-tion being of slightly receding dimensions. The doorswere glazed, sometimes both top and bottom, but alwaysin the top, and were usually traceried. The tracerywas heavier than during the preceding periods andsometimes moulded or carved. CUPBOARDS In the corner cupboards of the Empire period itis possible to trace a strong lingering Sheraton PAINTED AND PARCEL GILT AMERICAN EMPIRE RUSHBOTTOMED SETTEE By Courtesy of Mr. James Curran, Philadelphia
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