mental {
{ activity. {

{Classic lines.
{Classic decorations with subjects taken from
{ Greek mythologies.
{Winged figures, emblems of liberty; antique
{ heads of helmeted warriors, made like
{ medallions, wreaths, lyres, torches,
{ rosettes, etc.
{Besides the wonderful mounts of Ormoulu,
{ designed by the great sculptors and painters
{ of the period, there was a great deal
{ of fine brass inlaying.
{Antique vases taken from ancient tombs were
THE FIRST EMPIRE, { placed in recesses in the walls of rooms
NAPOLEON I, 1804 { after the style of the ancient "Columbaria."
to 1814 {Every effort was made to surround Napoleon I
{ with the dignity and austere sumptuousness
{ of a great Roman Emperor. As we have said,
{ he had been in Rome and he had been in Egypt;
{ the art of the French Empire was reminiscent
{ of both. Napoleon would outstrip the other
{ conquerors of the world.
{Some Empire furniture shows the same fine
{ turning which characterizes Jacobean furniture
{ of both oak and walnut periods. We refer to
{ the round, not spiral, turning. See legs of
{ Empire sofa on which Madame Recamier reclines
{ in the well-known portrait by David (Louvre).

ENGLISH FURNITURE

{Gothic, through 14th Century.
THE OAK PERIOD {Renaissance, 16th Century.
(including early {Elizabethan, 16th Century.
Jacobean) {Jacobean or Stuart, 17th Century; James I,
{ Charles I and II, and James II, 1603-1688.

{Late Jacobean.
THE WALNUT PERIOD {William and Mary, 1688.
{Queen Anne, 1702.

"MAHOGANY" PERIOD {Chippendale. {18th Century.
(and other imported