. The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history . \ AMERICAN COLONIAL—CHAPTER 1 263. SPANISH OB SWLUISH CHEST. MEMORIAL HALL,PHILADELPHIA. canals, streams, flat meadows, and long water front—must have quickly become very reminiscent of his native land to the Dutch colonist, as he gathered round himhis typical equipments. Outsideupon the stoep were usually placedwooden seats. Inside, cleanlinessand solid comfort reigned under theeye of the stout vrouw, with herfluted white cap, and skirt too shortto conceal the bright tulip-patterned clocks of her stockings andshining shoe buck
. The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history . \ AMERICAN COLONIAL—CHAPTER 1 263. SPANISH OB SWLUISH CHEST. MEMORIAL HALL,PHILADELPHIA. canals, streams, flat meadows, and long water front—must have quickly become very reminiscent of his native land to the Dutch colonist, as he gathered round himhis typical equipments. Outsideupon the stoep were usually placedwooden seats. Inside, cleanlinessand solid comfort reigned under theeye of the stout vrouw, with herfluted white cap, and skirt too shortto conceal the bright tulip-patterned clocks of her stockings andshining shoe buckles. The windows were small, but at night the blazing logs cast lights and shadows from their wide ingle,—with its jack-spits, pots, pans, skillets, and kettles—on the boarded or white-washed walls, the noisy lantern clock, the china cupboard, and the carved, painted, inlaid or undecorated clothes-press or kas, such as that illustrated in our Colour Plate No. XXXIII. and the example herewith sketched. To this day, in the originally Dutch colonial districts, may be seen a few of the old low-
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