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William Butler Durgin. The company was founded by silversmith William Butler Durgin (July 29, 1833 – May 6, 1905). Durgin was born in Campton, New Hampshire, and from 1849-1853 apprenticed to Boston silversmith Newell Harding. [1]
And, with the brand regularly rolling out new patterns and shades, it’s understandable to want to make more room in your cupboard at some point. ... If you’re out of cupboard space but don’t ...
Linen-press from France. Traditionally, a linen-press (or just press) is a cabinet, usually of woods such as oak, walnut, or mahogany, and designed for storing sheets, table-napkins, clothing, and other textiles.
Putnam cupboard. Fowler donated the Putnam cupboard of English oak and cedar to the Essex Institute. Her ancestor, John Putnam, imported it probably about the middle of the 17th century, as the chest of drawers which forms its lower part was not developed earlier, nor were the geometrical patterns of the cedar mouldings used in combination with the split balusters upon the pilasters, until ...
This style of linenfold can be created using a plane and a pre-drawn pattern, with a little finishing chisel work required at each end. A stitched embroidered border could be counterfeited by the use of punches. More complicated styles resemble a sheet of fabric that has volute folds back and forth many times.
A cabinet is a case or cupboard with shelves or drawers for storing or displaying items. ... often with a decorative pattern, leaving feet on which the cabinet stands ...
His Der architektonische Tischler oder Pragerisches Säulenbuch, printed in Nuremberg, 1710, [2] is a furniture pattern book which included altars, cartouches, chairs, tables, beds, cradles, overmantels, and cupboards, all in a rich acanthus style. A second edition appeared in 1751. Nonnenmacher died in Prague.
The patterns were offered one size to a package until the 1980s, when slower sales made "multisized" patterns (which had several different sizes in the same package) more cost effective. At first, the pieces were not marked and no pattern layout was provided, leaving it up to the sewer to decide which piece was the collar, which the sleeve, etc.