. The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history . At his death the Italian and other foreignartists and craftsmen departed. They had never acquired muchpopularity, being suspected of heathenish ways. One of the firstto arrive, indeed, was always known by the name of Pageny. EDWARD THE SIXTH AND MARY Edward reign was but nominal, whilst Queen Mary, poorwoman, had little use for wood in her Rome-ruled, husband-deserted life, save for faggots at Smithfield. One relic ofher melancholy marriage with Philip of Spain ispreserved in Winchester Cathedral—the X shapedchair used at
. The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history . At his death the Italian and other foreignartists and craftsmen departed. They had never acquired muchpopularity, being suspected of heathenish ways. One of the firstto arrive, indeed, was always known by the name of Pageny. EDWARD THE SIXTH AND MARY Edward reign was but nominal, whilst Queen Mary, poorwoman, had little use for wood in her Rome-ruled, husband-deserted life, save for faggots at Smithfield. One relic ofher melancholy marriage with Philip of Spain ispreserved in Winchester Cathedral—the X shapedchair used at the ceremony. Harrison, in his much - quoted but curiously little-read account of the England of his days, gives the words of a Spaniard in Queen Marys time, who reports ot the poorer peoples homes in ^ , some parts of the country, that their houses are QCEEX 3IABY S WEDDING ^ • cHAir_ made of sticks and dirt, but they fare commonly as well as the king. Harrisons commentary on this is, Whereofit appeareth that he liked better of our good fare in such coarse. BRITISH DECORATIVE FURNITURE-TUDOR 71 cabins, than of their own diet in their prince-Uke habitations andpalaces. A TUDOR INVENTORY An interesting inventory of the Tudor Marys times tabulates,among the apjx)intments of anevidently well-furnished privee par-lour, one jointed bedstead coveredwith a counterpoint of emigi-ieworks with cortayns of greeneand red serge, long damaskesylke chussings, one table, onejoined forme, trussels, thrownchayres, joined stools, onegreat pay re of andirons, and oneFlanders chest ; whilst in other
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