Ancient and modern furniture and woodwork
A furniture and woodwork reference compiled by John Hungerford Pollen and published in London in 1875 for the Committee of Council on Education, to instruct students and craftsmen in historical furniture design. The pictures are plain black-and-white wood engravings of tables, a carved cabinet, a chair and an ornate vessel-like stand, with ornament drawn in clear outline. A designer could take from them the structure of Renaissance and Baroque furniture, including turned legs, caryatid supports, strapwork panels and stylised acanthus carving.
