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House & Garden 
THE ROPER OVEN CONTROL WILL HAVE DINNER READY ON HER RETURN 
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Every Roper Qas Range is 
inspected by a woman 
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before it is certified by the Roper 
quality'mark—the Roper purple line 
Inevitably 
those who appreciate the value of 
living well, realize the benefit of 
cheerful and efficient kitchens. 
For 38 years Roper has fulfilled 
the highest expectation of those 
fortunate thousands whose choice 
is dictated by the keenest dis¬ 
crimination. This record is at once 
a pride and a responsibility. But 
it is responsibility in perfect har¬ 
mony with Roper ideas and ideals. 
Measuring up to the higher stand¬ 
ard of efficiency and convenience 
attained by exclusive betterments, 
is the distinctive beauty which cap¬ 
tivates and charms. 
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and purpose—$35 to $300. Roper 
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GASRANGES 
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BE SURE THE ROPER PURPLE LINE — — —— AND THE ROPER OVEN CONTROL ARE ON THE GAS RANGE YOU BUY 
Copyright, 1923. by Geo. D. Roper Corporation 
THE CHARACTERISTICS of 
WILLIAM and MARY FURNITURE 
(Continued from page 86) 
Marquetry was often employed on cabinet and table deco¬ 
ration in this period. This sea-weed design is splendid 
Back : High backs. typical; straight, 
slightly raked or shaped. Entire frame 
filled with openwork carving, or caned 
panels with detached supports; balus¬ 
tered ; upholstered. 
Arm: Curved or straight. 
Seat: Nearly square, narrower at 
back, upholstered or caned. 
Leg: Turned in characteristic in¬ 
verted cup, pear shape or spindle. 
Scroll, spiral, molded, octagonal, 
carved, Flemish scroll. 
Foot: Bun, ball or hoof. Flemish 
or Spanish scroll. 
Mounts: The elaboration of metal 
mounts reached its zenith in this 
period, as illustrated by the beautiful 
example of a key plate on a red lacquer 
cabinet, shown at the top of page. 
On the high-backed chair shown be¬ 
low, the carving resembles the clean 
cutting of the goldsmith’s work. Note 
the characteristic cresting which covers 
the entire chair top, instead of being 
fitted inside the projecting side sup¬ 
ports as with Jacobean types. Note 
also the scrolled leg, set sidewise, fore¬ 
shadowing the cabriole leg typical of 
the following period, Queen Anne. 
The miniature cabinet on page 86 is 
of typical rectangular construction with 
panels and moldings. The apron be¬ 
low the cabinet is broken with a 
pointed arched cutting, the shape of 
which is repeated in the front and 
sides of the flat underbracing near the 
floor. Characteristic vase or trumpet¬ 
shaped turned legs, and bun feet below 
a slender support are shown in this 
piece. The mounts are interesting and 
conspicuous. 
In the two views of the armchair 
shown on page 86 one can see the 
finely caned “mirror backs”, so-called 
because framed like a mirror, are or¬ 
namented with exquisite carved acan¬ 
thus leaf motifs, which also decorate 
the scrolled arms, with their vase¬ 
shaped turned supports. The under¬ 
bracing, curved and crossed below a 
turned finial, recalls typical Italian 
Renaissance models. The legs are 
turned and the feet bun-shaped. 
The cabinet shown above has mar¬ 
quetry in the scrolled “sea-weed” de¬ 
sign which is evidently derived from 
the scrolled acanthus leaf and stem 
(Continued on page 116) 
This William and 
Mary high back 
side chair is re¬ 
markable for the in¬ 
tricacy of its carving 
