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Dutch and Flemish Furniture
Beneath the valance, a rod runs under the canopy for the
support of the curtains, which are drawn up or down by
means of cords and pulleys. When closed, the lit en
housse looks like a square box. The elegance of the bed
depended upon its upholstery. The richest beds were
draped with tapestry, silk, damask brocade and velvet,
beautifully trimmed with gold and silver braid or lace,
narrow silk fringe, or fringe of gold or silver threads, or
decorative cords and tassels. Serge, cloth, East Indian
goods, linen and cotton materials were also employed.
The curtains were more or less richly lined and the four
corners of the canopy above the posts were decorated
with a carved or turned wooden knob called a pomme
(which was sometimes gilded or painted), a bunch of
feathers, or a " bouquet " made of ravelled silk orna-
ments or inverted tassels.
Returning now to our examination of the Pitsem-
bourg, we note that the next room is that of the master
brewer, in which there is a very shabby bed, an old
picture representing the Elevation during Holy Mass, a
wall map of Germany and a standard with the arms of
Lant-Commander, Werner Spies von Bullesheim, who
was at the head of the house of Mechlin from 1639 to
1641.
Passing by the unimportant rooms of the servants,
we enter the old room of the commander, where we note
an alcove hung with two little green curtains with an
embroidered border, and in the alcove a bed with bolster,
pillow and two counterpanes, one white, and the other
green, a table covered with a cloth, some little stools
(escarbeaux), two chairs covered with green cloth,
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Beneath the valance, a rod runs under the canopy for the
support of the curtains, which are drawn up or down by
means of cords and pulleys. When closed, the lit en
housse looks like a square box. The elegance of the bed
depended upon its upholstery. The richest beds were
draped with tapestry, silk, damask brocade and velvet,
beautifully trimmed with gold and silver braid or lace,
narrow silk fringe, or fringe of gold or silver threads, or
decorative cords and tassels. Serge, cloth, East Indian
goods, linen and cotton materials were also employed.
The curtains were more or less richly lined and the four
corners of the canopy above the posts were decorated
with a carved or turned wooden knob called a pomme
(which was sometimes gilded or painted), a bunch of
feathers, or a " bouquet " made of ravelled silk orna-
ments or inverted tassels.
Returning now to our examination of the Pitsem-
bourg, we note that the next room is that of the master
brewer, in which there is a very shabby bed, an old
picture representing the Elevation during Holy Mass, a
wall map of Germany and a standard with the arms of
Lant-Commander, Werner Spies von Bullesheim, who
was at the head of the house of Mechlin from 1639 to
1641.
Passing by the unimportant rooms of the servants,
we enter the old room of the commander, where we note
an alcove hung with two little green curtains with an
embroidered border, and in the alcove a bed with bolster,
pillow and two counterpanes, one white, and the other
green, a table covered with a cloth, some little stools
(escarbeaux), two chairs covered with green cloth,
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