Pollen, John Hungerford, 1820-1902 · [London] Pub. for the Committee of Council on Education, by Chapman and Hall · leaf 83
FURNITURE. 71 planks, one before and one behind, as in the woodcut. The planks are richly carved, and a third plank is let in to form a back. The several portions, par- … gious subjects and for use in churches or oratories. In the cinquecento period they were square panels, carved and richly gilt. There are in the Kensing- ton museum remarkable examples of frames made for mirrors, either for the sitting-rooms or saloons of the lady of the house, or for her bedroom.…
Furniture · Woodwork
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