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the time, but the se io have
■ • work of a less educated person.
\ » these old inventories it is curious to note the omissions as well
■ subjects of the pictures are only given in,
’ v instances: thus, the portraits in the Picture Gallery arc simply
J.-mrhm m " Two and Twenty Picktures wth Carv’d Guilt Frames.”
; . m -hlusion to plate, or to jewels, or to any method of lighting
' -Bars an- named, but nothing is said of their contents.
' hnsidc rhe house the wooden seats on th< River Front are noted.
\\.. . and the descendants of the Duchess of Laudon . there now,
m u have sat in 1679, listen to the nighting It •
It is thought that an abstract of these old inventories will be
' -vug, and reference should be made to the care taken of all
. m Most of the cabinets and some of the tables had their own
1 of soft leather or of “ sarsnet ” (a fine thin silk, sometimes called
Cm cn Stuff); the rich wall-hangings were concealed by “ Case Covers”
' •• rge; each curtain had its separate wrapper; and any article not in
was put for safety into the room called “ The Wardrobe.” These pre-
* muons against injury were t?l
family, but as a rule the Duchess of Laud*
splendid furniture wd ch she n is
The River Front of Hani House, it is now called, was described
in 1679 as the Cloisters and Fore-Court.
The cloisters are inclosed arcades on either side of the house; and
busts of the Roman Emperors are placed in circular niches along the
treades. In 1679 there were “Six Marble Heads and Thirty- ight
figures and busts were often used, in ga
ere was a manufactory :
well as one in London. Many of the fi . . noddled, and
represented mythological subjects.1 One of these ' figures, Bacchus, is
priced in the Ilex Avenue at Ham.
; . ; -'q j, some old leaden figures were
ue's. 7 ke Clapping Faun, life-size,
fetched a hundred guineas; a pair of figures of
boys with shields, a hundred and ten guineas;
and two 41 h.-hics high, representing
Jupiter and Pomona, a hundred guineas.
22
3HT
■ TTAYR TT3JJA-H .(. Yjf a^YTOJif^f)
■ • work of a less educated person.
\ » these old inventories it is curious to note the omissions as well
■ subjects of the pictures are only given in,
’ v instances: thus, the portraits in the Picture Gallery arc simply
J.-mrhm m " Two and Twenty Picktures wth Carv’d Guilt Frames.”
; . m -hlusion to plate, or to jewels, or to any method of lighting
' -Bars an- named, but nothing is said of their contents.
' hnsidc rhe house the wooden seats on th< River Front are noted.
\\.. . and the descendants of the Duchess of Laudon . there now,
m u have sat in 1679, listen to the nighting It •
It is thought that an abstract of these old inventories will be
' -vug, and reference should be made to the care taken of all
. m Most of the cabinets and some of the tables had their own
1 of soft leather or of “ sarsnet ” (a fine thin silk, sometimes called
Cm cn Stuff); the rich wall-hangings were concealed by “ Case Covers”
' •• rge; each curtain had its separate wrapper; and any article not in
was put for safety into the room called “ The Wardrobe.” These pre-
* muons against injury were t?l
family, but as a rule the Duchess of Laud*
splendid furniture wd ch she n is
The River Front of Hani House, it is now called, was described
in 1679 as the Cloisters and Fore-Court.
The cloisters are inclosed arcades on either side of the house; and
busts of the Roman Emperors are placed in circular niches along the
treades. In 1679 there were “Six Marble Heads and Thirty- ight
figures and busts were often used, in ga
ere was a manufactory :
well as one in London. Many of the fi . . noddled, and
represented mythological subjects.1 One of these ' figures, Bacchus, is
priced in the Ilex Avenue at Ham.
; . ; -'q j, some old leaden figures were
ue's. 7 ke Clapping Faun, life-size,
fetched a hundred guineas; a pair of figures of
boys with shields, a hundred and ten guineas;
and two 41 h.-hics high, representing
Jupiter and Pomona, a hundred guineas.
22
3HT
■ TTAYR TT3JJA-H .(. Yjf a^YTOJif^f)