and Laboratory Methods. 



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4 



A 



B 



Fig. 40. — Case forms in Jesup wood collection. 



quite superior to the narrow ends of the 



with a sHght interjection of iron ; 

 the mouldings are simple, the 

 wood black walnut oiled, the 

 angles in front rounded, the 

 depth of the frame (also iron) 

 holding the glasses (lights) two 

 inches ; the doors are thus of 

 single panes of glass swung on 

 iron pins in sockets, and locked 

 by the bolt or lenck's lock. 



Along the main hallway the 

 extended ends of these cases 

 form a broad facade-like effect 

 ordinary pier cases (Fig. 39). 



A peculiar form of T-shaped case has been adopted by President Jesup for his 

 wood collection in the New York Museum. They are the T-shaped cases just 

 described, but in different proportions, and in one instance (Fig. 40 A) very 

 greatly modified. Although these are magnificent cases, admiration previously 

 expressed for them (The Making of a Museum) must now be practically sup- 

 pressed or withdrawn. They are ungainly and ill conceived ; the combination 

 of the strict T-shape with a bulging proximal base is inartistic (A) and the 

 elongation (B) of the shorter type of T-case also disappointing. ^ They were, 

 however, designed for a special purpose, which they seem to meet, and their 

 finish and appearance is undoubtedly striking. Their bases are completed with 

 a five-inch strip, one-half inch thick, of white marble, protecting them against 

 defacement. 



This brief allusion to an interesting experiment in cases, which the writer 



believes is not generally endorsed, may 

 be considered episodic. The discussion 

 is now properly resumed of Wall and 

 Floor cases. 



WALL CASES. 



Wall cases proper are those built up 

 against walls extending considerable 

 distances, in fact, covering all the wall 

 surface of a room or hall as high as the 

 case itself reaches. Such cases are 

 variable in depth according to uses. 

 Wall cases are frequently poorly lighted 

 when placedbetween windows, and when 

 they are themselves shallow. Their best 

 position is between windows or opposite 

 windows — or both. Such positions in 

 long museum halls and along interior 



FiG.41. 



-Showing sash half open of doors 

 pushing upward. 



1 The measurements of these large wood cases are as follows (compare figures) : a-b, 9 ft.; 

 b-c, 6 ft.: c-d, 4 ft.; d-e, 12 ft.; h-i, 25 ft.; i-1, 4 ft.; t-i\ loyi ft.; f'-f", 4 ft- 



