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however, they kept the touch of national 
character that makes the furniture so in¬ 
teresting, and they often did work of 
great beauty and worth. When Charles 
II came to the throne he brought with him 
the ideas of France, where he had spent 
so many years, and the change became 
very marked. The natural Stuart extra¬ 
vagance also helped to form his taste, and 
soon we hear of much more elaborate 
decoration throughout the land. Many of 
the country towns were far behind Lon¬ 
don in the style of furniture, and this ex¬ 
plains why some furniture that is dated 
1670, for instance, seems to belong to an 
earlier time. The famous silver furniture 
of Knole House, Sevenoaks, belongs to 
this time. Evelyn mentions in his diary 
that the rooms of the Duchess of Ports¬ 
mouth were full of “Japan cabinets and 
screens, pendule clocks, greate vases of 
wrought plate, tables, stands, chimney 
furniture, sconces, branches, baseras, etc., 
all of massive silver,” and later he men¬ 
tions again her “massy pieces of plate, 
whole tables and stands of incredible 
value.” 
In the reign of William and Mary the 
Dutch influence was naturally very pro¬ 
nounced. The change in the style of 
chair was most marked and noticeable. 
They were more open backed than in 
Charles’ time and had two uprights and 
a spoon- or fiddle-shaped splat to support 
the sitter's back. The chair backs took 
more the curve of the human figure, and 
the seats were broader in front than in 
the back; the cabriole legs were broad at 
the top and ended in claw or pad feet, and 
there were no straining rails. The shell 
was a common form of ornament, and all 
crowns and cherubs had disappeared. In¬ 
lay came to be generously used, though 
there were many cabinets of beautiful 
Dutch marquerterie even before the time 
of William and Mary. They used flower 
designs in dyed woods, shell, mother-of- 
pearl and ivory. 
In the short reign of Anne it became 
the fashion to have great displays of 
Chinese porcelain, and over-mantels, cup¬ 
boards, shelves and tables were covered 
with wonderful pieces of it. The Dutch 
influence lasted until the first quarter of 
the eighteenth century when the Georgian 
Period began, and Chippendale and his 
famous contemporaries developed the 
beautiful styles that go by their well- 
known names. 
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The Restoration of an Ohio 
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(Continued from page 359) 
which we have been fortunate enough to 
secure formerly stood in these rooms, and 
it seems right and fitting that they should 
find their way back to the old home. The 
crane and andirons which we found in 
the attic are again installed in the living- 
room fireplace. The old brass knocker, 
mended at a machine shop, is mounted on 
the front door. 
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