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Fig. 4 — A settee with a banister back and leather seat. 



Fig. 5 — A Gothic table with the ends carved and pierced 

 with Gothic tracery. 



Fig. 9 is a Gothic table, the end supports of which are wellian chair." It has turned side supports at the back 



carved, but not pierced. and turned front legs, and the leather seat is fastened with 



Figs. 7 and 10 are Gothic chairs and tables. The sup- large-headed nails. It would be more harmonious if the 



ports in the table in No. 5 are carved and pierced, but back legs were turned like the front ones, to continue the 



are not alike. The chairs are somewhat reminiscent of spiral of the back supports. However, it is an admirable 



Fig. 6 — A low-back leather 

 chair of Flemish model known 

 as a Cromwellian chair. 



Fig. 7 — A Gothic chair and table. The supports to the 

 table are carved but not pierced. 



Fig. 8 — A low-back leather chair 

 more harmonious than Fig. 6, the 

 front and back legs are alike. 



German furniture and would look well in a simple hall, 

 especially the one in Fig. 7. 



Fig. 4 is a settee, with banister back and leather seat, 

 which would be suitable In a hall placed near the fireplace. 



Fig. 6 is a low-back leather chair after the old Flemish 

 model familiar in Jacobean days in England as the "Crom- 



library or dining-room chair. 



Fig. 8 is more harmonious, because the back legs are contin- 

 uations of the side supports. If upholstered in scarlet leather 

 with brass, silver or black enamel nails, in bright yellow leather 

 with silver nails, or in light bkie or dark green leather, it 

 would make a very practical dining-room or librarv chair. 



Fig. 9 — A Gothic table, the ends of which are carved 

 but not pierced. 



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1 — The support of the Gothic table and the back of the 

 chair is carved and pierced. 



