Figure 31 Library bookcase with urn-and-flower ornament attributed to William Hodgson, England (library bookcase) and Richmond (ornament), 17701780 (library bookcase) and ca. 1790 (ornament). Mahogany with oak and deal. The library bookcase was altered to fit into a specific space in the principal first-floor room of the John Marshall house, built in Richmond between 1789 and 1791. (Courtesy, Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities; photo, Katherine Wetzel.) |