The practical book of period furniture, treating of furniture of the English, American colonial and post-colonial and principal French periods . he glass was ordinarily bevelled. Besidesthese there were small swivelled mirrors supported be-tween uprights rising from little stands with drawerswhich were placed on top of dressing chests. The topsof these small mirrors were often shaped like the panelheads of cabinet doors (Plate IX, p. 112). At this timemirrors were used for decorative purposes in the panelsof cabinet and secretary doors. CLOCKS Both tall-case and bracket clocks were found in th
The practical book of period furniture, treating of furniture of the English, American colonial and post-colonial and principal French periods . he glass was ordinarily bevelled. Besidesthese there were small swivelled mirrors supported be-tween uprights rising from little stands with drawerswhich were placed on top of dressing chests. The topsof these small mirrors were often shaped like the panelheads of cabinet doors (Plate IX, p. 112). At this timemirrors were used for decorative purposes in the panelsof cabinet and secretary doors. CLOCKS Both tall-case and bracket clocks were found in thisperiod and were usually subjects for rather elaborateornamentation. Marqueterie, oystering and lacquerwere freely used in their decorations, particularly thetall-case clocks, many of which had a circular hole inthe middle of the door filled with either clear glass ora bulls-eye. The tops frequently had the hooded orarched form. The dials were generally of engraved orchased brass. MATERIALS Walnut. Walnut was such a favourite wood forfurniture and so extensively used during this periodthat it is usually termed the beginning of the age of. WILLIAM AND MARY 91 walnut. It was used as a groundwork and also as aveneer on a ground of oak or even a soft small tables and chairs were occasionallymade of walnut before this time, oak was used almostaltogether for cabinet work down to the very end of theJacobean period, except in rare cases where walnut wasimported. Oak. Notwithstanding the great vogue of walnut,oak was still considerably used by itself for cabinetwork, particularly in country districts, or as a base orgroundwork for the application of veneer or mar-queterie of other woods. It was also employed forpanelling or wainscotting. Deal. Deal was used for panelling and also forheavy carving, such as cabinet stands, where the sur-face was to be gilt. Pine, Pear-wood, Lime-wood and Cedar. These andseveral other soft woods were much used for elaboratecarving that could
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