Posts Tagged ‘victorian reproductions’

ANTIQUE CANTERBURIES

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

ANTIQUE CANTERBURIES
Above, typical early Regency mahogany canterbury.
n 1803 Thomas Sheraton used the term ‘Canterbury’ to describe two different items: a small stand with partitions to hold music which could slide under the piano when not in use; and a small trolley for transporting cutlery, condiments and so forth for an informal supper. Although the term [...]

Antique Clothes and Towel Stands

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

CLOTHES AND TOWEL STANDS (HORSES)
About 1750 onwards
A light wooden framework over which clothes or towels could be spread to dry, Seldom seen before the late 18thC, but common in the 19thC, when it often formed part of a bedroom suite.
STYLE AND APPEARANCE
In the 18thC could be simply two or three narrow horizontal bars tenoned into [...]