Plates from Percy MacQuoid’s 1907 work “History of English Furniture: Age of Satinwood.” Published in Edinburgh by T. and A. Constable, printers to His Majesty (Edward VII).

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Red lacquer cabinet: Property of H. Percy Dean, Esquire.Plate I, page 20. 1907. Shirley Slocombe, artist. The Society of the Four Arts and other collections. Scanned by the Internet Archive. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfEnglishFurnitureAgeOfSatinwood/page/n20/mode/1up
Gilt mirror on Chinese wall-paper: Property of the Duke of Beaufort. Figure 10, Page 27. 1907. The Society of the Four Arts and other collections. Scanned by the Internet Archive. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfEnglishFurnitureAgeOfSatinwood/page/n27/mode/1up
Inlaid commode: Property of Lady Russell. Plate II, page 50. 1907. Shirley Slocombe, artist. The Society of the Four Arts and other collections. Scanned by the Internet Archive. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfEnglishFurnitureAgeOfSatinwood/page/n50/mode/1up
Mahogany escritoire: Property of Messrs. Morant. Plate III, page 65. 1907. Shirley Slocombe, artist. The Society of the Four Arts and other collections. Scanned by the Internet Archive. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfEnglishFurnitureAgeOfSatinwood/page/n65/mode/1up
Satin and mahogany sideboard; Property of Percy MacQuoid, Esquire. Plate IV. Page 98. 1907. Shirley Slocombe, artist. The Society of the Four Arts and other collections. Scanned by the Internet Archive. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfEnglishFurnitureAgeOfSatinwood/page/n98/mode/1up
Gilt side table with inlaid top: Property of the Earl of Harewood. Figure 28,. Page 110. . 1907. The Society of the Four Arts and other collections. Scanned by the Internet Archive. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfEnglishFurnitureAgeOfSatinwood/page/n110/mode/1up
Gilt table with marble top: Property of W. Ingham Whitaker, Esquire. Plate V. Page 116. 1907. Shirley Slocombe, artist. The Society of the Four Arts and other collections. Scanned by the Internet Archive. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfEnglishFurnitureAgeOfSatinwood/page/n116/mode/1up
Inlaid folding card table: Property of Lord Zouche of Haryngworth. Plate VI. Page 126. 1907. Shirley Slocombe, artist. The Society of the Four Arts and other collections. Scanned by the Internet Archive. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfEnglishFurnitureAgeOfSatinwood/page/n126/mode/1up
Painted chair: Property of the Honorable Mrs. Whitaker (right); Satinwood chair with caned seat: Property of Miss Scholfield. Plate VII. Page 152. 1907. Shirley Slocombe, artist. The Society of the Four Arts and other collections. Scanned by the Internet Archive. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfEnglishFurnitureAgeOfSatinwood/page/n151/mode/1up

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