. The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history . BAHUT. LOUIS XUI. PLATE XXXI A CABINET OF OAK AND WALNUT, WITH EBONY PANELSAND COLUMNS, INLAID WITH ROSEWOOD AND IVORYENGRAVED Originally in Lochleven Castle, and long known In the Royal Scottish Museum, as Queen Marys Aumerie Edinburgh. Probably made by French or Flemish craftsmen Height, 6 ft. 4 in.; length, 5 ft. 8^ in.; depth, t ft. 4i in. The halo of romantic interest around the memory of Queen Mary ofScots, is not wholly compounded of misfortune and vicissitudes ; it alsocontains another almost as essentia
. The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history . BAHUT. LOUIS XUI. PLATE XXXI A CABINET OF OAK AND WALNUT, WITH EBONY PANELSAND COLUMNS, INLAID WITH ROSEWOOD AND IVORYENGRAVED Originally in Lochleven Castle, and long known In the Royal Scottish Museum, as Queen Marys Aumerie Edinburgh. Probably made by French or Flemish craftsmen Height, 6 ft. 4 in.; length, 5 ft. 8^ in.; depth, t ft. 4i in. The halo of romantic interest around the memory of Queen Mary ofScots, is not wholly compounded of misfortune and vicissitudes ; it alsocontains another almost as essential ingredient—a leavening of un-certainty. Indeed, contention appears to have ear-marked for its ownmost things connected with Mary. Even in matters of decorativefurniture we have many pieces, obviously of later or earlier date, allegedto have been in her possession. Among them are the late Stuart orWilliam the Third toilet glass, shown among our outline illustrations,and a pearwood casket of the fifteenth century in the British are the museums the sole possessors of probably spuriou
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