March, 1919 
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WHEN TO USE 
A CHINA 
CABINET 
D uring the past few 
years the vogue in china 
cabinets dropped perceptibly. 
In fact, they went completely 
out and it is difficult to say 
when they will return to favor. 
But when can you use a china 
cabinet ? 
The answer is simple—when 
you have a cabinet of such 
beauty and of such historic 
lines as those shown here. 
Such pieces of furniture are 
always in good taste and can 
be used either in the dining 
room to hold the best china 
and glass ware or in the living 
room to house some precious 
collection. They justify dis¬ 
play because of their intrinsic 
merit. 
Three of them are of old 
Spanish design with character¬ 
istic shaped top and elaborate¬ 
ly decorated with intarsia in 
flower designs; the fourth is 
William and Mary, a double¬ 
top cabinet with unusual 
wooden partitions forthe panes. 
A good antique—when it is 
antique enough—can defy any 
of the vagaries of passing 
custom. 
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A cabinet in the Chi¬ 
nese manner, inlaid 
with gold, is used 
here to hold ancestral 
china. From the col¬ 
lection of Mrs. Dud¬ 
ley L. Pickman at 
Beverly Farms, Mass¬ 
achusetts 
Another example of 
16th Century Spanish 
inlay is this cabinet 
with cupboard be¬ 
neath. It holds a 
Chinese collection. 
From the residence of 
W. E. Atwood, Esq., 
of Boston 
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An example of \6th 
Century work is 
found in this Spanish 
cabinet—a rare piece 
of mahogany with in¬ 
laid boxwood. From 
the collection of Amos 
A. Lawrence, Esq., 
Boston 
The lines of this cabi¬ 
net pronounce it Wil¬ 
liam and Mary. It 
has a chaste but solid 
dignity. A glass col¬ 
lection is preserved in 
it. It is from the 
Amos A. Lawrence 
collection 
