Archive
Every plate filed by this publication, grouped by discipline and listed in plate order.
Colour
| Plate | Title | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Colour families of painted cottage furniture | Sixteen flat colours grouped into the four families a painted room tends to draw on. |
| 07 | How painted cottage furniture got its colour | Colour on furniture followed the paint trade, not the cabinet trade. |
Finish
| Plate | Title | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | Paint and finish layers | A section through a painted panel, from bare timber to the layer that takes the wear. |
| 03 | How painted surfaces wear | Edges, handles and seat fronts lose their film long before flat panels do. |
Form
| Plate | Title | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 05 | Wicker and rattan forms | Three weave densities at one scale, and what each does to a painted seat. |
| 06 | Case-goods proportions | A bed and a chest measured against one wall run, footprints drawn beneath. |
| 08 | Reading a furniture joint | Three joints, and what each tells you about how a piece was put together. |
Textiles
| Plate | Title | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 04 | Textiles and slipcovers | How loose covers sit against a painted frame, and where the seam line falls. |