. The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history . THREE STAGES OF DRAWER TREATMENT. openwork in their lower parts ; at alater period entirely enclosed withdrawers) grew larger and higheruntil, in the tallboys, the uppermost drawers could not convenientlybe reached to pull out, nor could their contents be viewed withoutthe aid of a step. In many cases the earlier highchests of drawers with six legswere resolved into their two parts,the chest being stood upon thefloor, and its stand utilised as atoilet-table. Figured walnut veneer and in-lays supplanted the raised mouldingsarran
. The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history . THREE STAGES OF DRAWER TREATMENT. openwork in their lower parts ; at alater period entirely enclosed withdrawers) grew larger and higheruntil, in the tallboys, the uppermost drawers could not convenientlybe reached to pull out, nor could their contents be viewed withoutthe aid of a step. In many cases the earlier highchests of drawers with six legswere resolved into their two parts,the chest being stood upon thefloor, and its stand utilised as atoilet-table. Figured walnut veneer and in-lays supplanted the raised mouldingsarranged in geometrical patterns,bosses, split pendants, and pilasters,at the conclusion of the domina-tion of oak in decorative furniture:small double beads placed upon theframework itself (A) were followed • luickly by a single raised bead55. OAK CHEST. EARLY WILLIAM AND KEXSIXGTON MrSEUM. 422 DECORATIVE FURNITURE
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