The Architectural magazine . where that support is placed in the centre; but not, as we think,where that support is placed at the side or ends, ^s mfig. Figs. 82. and 83. (also taken from plate 26.), and more parti-cularly the latter, ajipear to usvery good. The columnal sup-port o^ Jig. 83. finishes well,both at bottom and top ; and,fig. 82., the scroll ornaments(?? i) are very legitimately em-ployed to decorate the pillar [k).Four designs for loo tablesare given in plates 27. and 28.~ Three of them are very liand-some ; but one of them [fig. 84., from plate 28.) is altogetherobjectionab
The Architectural magazine . where that support is placed in the centre; but not, as we think,where that support is placed at the side or ends, ^s mfig. Figs. 82. and 83. (also taken from plate 26.), and more parti-cularly the latter, ajipear to usvery good. The columnal sup-port o^ Jig. 83. finishes well,both at bottom and top ; and,fig. 82., the scroll ornaments(?? i) are very legitimately em-ployed to decorate the pillar [k).Four designs for loo tablesare given in plates 27. and 28.~ Three of them are very liand-some ; but one of them [fig. 84., from plate 28.) is altogetherobjectionable, on account of the abrupt nakedness, and wantof the appearance ofcultivated design orhigh art, in the sup-ports (Z /), which havefarther the appear-ance of being onlyglued on, and heldin their places by thefillets {m m). Wecannot help feelingsurprised that theparty who designedthe upper part ofthis table, and of theother three very handsome tables, should have allowed thesenaked and common carpenter-like supports to e
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