Reproductions of Chippendale table and Hepplewhite desk 244

Reproduction of Sheraton chest of drawers 245

Reproduction of William and Mary chest of drawers 245

A modern sun-room 246

Sheraton sofa 247

Hepplewhite chair and nest of tables 247

Chippendale wing-chair 247

Modern paneled living-room 248

Empire bed 248

Hancock desk, and fine old highboy 249




_Preface_


To try to write a history of furniture in a fairly short space is almost
as hard as the square peg and round hole problem. No matter how one
tries, it will not fit. One has to leave out so much of importance, so
much of historic and artistic interest, so much of the life of the