A history of oak furniture . ..-^r«»>»:.f^— -.^- --— -^ .^ -^^ „^ ,^ -fm-jnr. T. WALNUTWOOD CABINET. SECOND HALF OF SIXTEENTH CENTURY. FRENCH (LYONS).Victoria and Albert Museum. A HISTORY OF OAK FURNITURE 29 attain the little secret ledge or shelf over their top cupboards which may be foundin so many English examples. To those who know not this simple peculiarity, itmay be briefly explained that it generally exists in recessed pieces of tlie courtcupboard class, immediately between the cornice moulding and the niche underneath,and may be easily found by opening one of the small up
A history of oak furniture . ..-^r«»>»:.f^— -.^- --— -^ .^ -^^ „^ ,^ -fm-jnr. T. WALNUTWOOD CABINET. SECOND HALF OF SIXTEENTH CENTURY. FRENCH (LYONS).Victoria and Albert Museum. A HISTORY OF OAK FURNITURE 29 attain the little secret ledge or shelf over their top cupboards which may be foundin so many English examples. To those who know not this simple peculiarity, itmay be briefly explained that it generally exists in recessed pieces of tlie courtcupboard class, immediately between the cornice moulding and the niche underneath,and may be easily found by opening one of the small upper doors in the recess andplacing the hand upwards in the crevice formed by the canopy. A somewhat well-known and obvious place of concealment, even at the time when such pieces were infashion, it is little more than a hidden shelf, and could hardly have been usedexcept for temporary purposes of secretion; \et it nowadays often escapes notice,and since the old style of court cupboard has ceased to be made, except by fakersand imitators, this humble hiding-place often remains undiscovered
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