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On the interior arrangement and decoration of the house
DOI article:Furniture
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Furniture
of furniture in greater
detail; and, firstly, of the
sideboard: whether one
take it to represent the
mediaeval credence and
buffet, or a combination
of both, fashioned on the
scale of the court cup-
board of later times, at any
rate the sideboard that is
to prove serviceable under
modern conditions needs
to be at once a table and
cupboard. It should also
be provided with drawers,
and last, because least im-
portant, a back with shelves
for plate or china. And
here it may be observed
that, picturesque though
the so-called Welsh or
upright piano designed by c. r. ashbee y , , • ,
in mahogany executed by j. broad wood & sons, ltd. XOTKSnire QreSSer Un-
a fact that seems to be becoming more
and more appreciated than heretofore
at the present day, when numerous
varieties of fancy woods, unknown to
past generations, are at the disposal of
the cabinet-maker—satisfactory effects
may be obtained by the tasteful arrange-
ment and spacing in patterns of orna-
mental wood surfaces alone, whether
solid or veneered, without further de-
coration. This is illustrated by two
more examples of Mr. Gimson's designs,
viz., a sideboard (p. 52) in burr elm and
a writing cabinet (p. 67), of upright
form, in burr oak ; while another ex-
ample of similar treatment is afforded
by the fronts of the drawers in Mr.
Frank Murray's book-cabinet (p. 63).
The door in the upper part of the same
piece of furniture displays a more
elaborate device carried out in inlay.
Yet again, several specimens of Messrs.
Hampton's furniture exhibit the effective
use of quartered veneer, notably a
mahogany bureau (p. 64) and two china-
cabinets or book-cases in walnut (pp.
58 and 59), the lower doors of both
pieces being particularly fine examples writing cabinet in ebony
of their kind. AND WHITB H0LLY
. designed by c r. ashbee
And next, to treat of individual articles executed by the guild of handicraft, ltd.
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of furniture in greater
detail; and, firstly, of the
sideboard: whether one
take it to represent the
mediaeval credence and
buffet, or a combination
of both, fashioned on the
scale of the court cup-
board of later times, at any
rate the sideboard that is
to prove serviceable under
modern conditions needs
to be at once a table and
cupboard. It should also
be provided with drawers,
and last, because least im-
portant, a back with shelves
for plate or china. And
here it may be observed
that, picturesque though
the so-called Welsh or
upright piano designed by c. r. ashbee y , , • ,
in mahogany executed by j. broad wood & sons, ltd. XOTKSnire QreSSer Un-
a fact that seems to be becoming more
and more appreciated than heretofore
at the present day, when numerous
varieties of fancy woods, unknown to
past generations, are at the disposal of
the cabinet-maker—satisfactory effects
may be obtained by the tasteful arrange-
ment and spacing in patterns of orna-
mental wood surfaces alone, whether
solid or veneered, without further de-
coration. This is illustrated by two
more examples of Mr. Gimson's designs,
viz., a sideboard (p. 52) in burr elm and
a writing cabinet (p. 67), of upright
form, in burr oak ; while another ex-
ample of similar treatment is afforded
by the fronts of the drawers in Mr.
Frank Murray's book-cabinet (p. 63).
The door in the upper part of the same
piece of furniture displays a more
elaborate device carried out in inlay.
Yet again, several specimens of Messrs.
Hampton's furniture exhibit the effective
use of quartered veneer, notably a
mahogany bureau (p. 64) and two china-
cabinets or book-cases in walnut (pp.
58 and 59), the lower doors of both
pieces being particularly fine examples writing cabinet in ebony
of their kind. AND WHITB H0LLY
. designed by c r. ashbee
And next, to treat of individual articles executed by the guild of handicraft, ltd.
62