. American homes and gardens. glaze of Lambeth delft isnot so thick and is much whiter thanthat of other English delft wares. Like-wise its blues are not so crude. Bottlesof Lambeth delft may date back to themiddle of the seventeenth century (aboutthe time Charles I was executed), andlater specimens were dated until 1664, inwhich year New Amsterdam was sur-rendered by the Dutch to the English. B. E. C.: Folding furniture boasts of avenerable descent. The Editor has nodoubt but that folding beds were knownto the Babylonians. In Ince and May-hews Universal System of HouseholdFurniture there appe
. American homes and gardens. glaze of Lambeth delft isnot so thick and is much whiter thanthat of other English delft wares. Like-wise its blues are not so crude. Bottlesof Lambeth delft may date back to themiddle of the seventeenth century (aboutthe time Charles I was executed), andlater specimens were dated until 1664, inwhich year New Amsterdam was sur-rendered by the Dutch to the English. B. E. C.: Folding furniture boasts of avenerable descent. The Editor has nodoubt but that folding beds were knownto the Babylonians. In Ince and May-hews Universal System of HouseholdFurniture there appeared an illustrationof A Bed to appear as a Sofa with fixedcanopv over it; the curtains draw upona Rod ; the cheeks and seats takes off toopen the bedstead, and this recalls toones mind Oliver Goldsmiths lines:Chest of Drazuers a double debt to pay:A bed by night, a chest of drazvers by day. E. C. B.: The Sheraton corner wash-stands are not uncommon. Their smallsize makes them almost useless from to-days standpoint. CONTENTS FOR J U WFJpHl 3
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