Tuesday, June 7, 2011

WHAT: Flower Boxes


During the reign of Charles II, a craze for horticulture came to England from Holland. This prompted the design of handsome boxes on elaborate stands in which bulbs and roots were grown indoors. For two centuries, fine examples were produced in veneer wood and japanned decoration.

Image courtesy planetware.com. Info courtesy “the Encyclopedia of Furniture” by Joseph Aronson.

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