Pollen, John Hungerford, 1820-1902 · [London] Pub. for the Committee of Council on Education, by Chapman and Hall · leaf 142
h ship. Pitchers, jugs and the like had been for centuries com- monly made. “ Porselyn” is mentioned in 1587 : where we read of “ five dishes of earth painted, such as are brought from Venice” being presented to the queen on one of her progresses. Carriages. The shape and decoration of carriages… … of ancient nations ; Egyptians, Greeks, or Romans. A detailed account of them will be found in the introduction to the large catalogue of furniture at South Kensington. The woodcut represents the Roman “ biga,” the original of which (in marble) is
Furniture · Woodwork
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