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all the old best hangings that were in this town (London) to be bought for love or money are sent thither, Nay, it is reported that in Germany the tapestry makers were intreated to make hangings that should look old, in order that Scotland might be thought to have had such household furniture of long time. [111]
William Trotter of Ballindean JP DL (1772–1833) was a Scottish cabinet-maker who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1825 to 1827. [1] A highly respected maker of Regency furniture he has been called Scotland's greatest cabinet-maker. [2] He has a distinctive and recognisable style. [3]
Following a generous donation Sir William Burrell, in the form of cash as well a collection of seventeenth-century Scottish furniture in the late 1920s, the house was bought by the specially-formed Provand's Lordship Society, whose aim was to protect it. [1] In 1978, the building was acquired by the City of Glasgow District Council who restored ...
Dumfries House is a Palladian country house in Ayrshire, Scotland.It is located within a large estate, around two miles (3 km) west of Cumnock.Noted for being one of the few such houses with much of its original 18th-century furniture still present, including specially commissioned Thomas Chippendale pieces, the house and estate is now owned by The King's Foundation, a charity which maintains ...
The stack still stands today and is Scotland's tallest surviving industrial chimney. [11] The works dominated Lochee and was the area's primary employer. Its success helped transform the former village of Lochee into prosperous community in the nineteenth century and promoted the development of other trades such as furniture manufacture. [12]
Retro furniture isn’t actually old, but is simply new furniture that’s designed in a style from the past, like a replica of a 1950s Eames chair or a throwback velvet couch inspired by the '70s.