Tables and Chairs Thou-
sands oneare of Age-
Wood Used By Ancient
Egv ptians in Every-
day Life.
i: ll: \‘liN JOHNSON
.xnr seen wooden tur-
' 'v- thousend your- old?
-: \(I'i will find it dim-
, ".l'iine ”filling of the
'5 furniture becomes
'wenty yeeLrs And I
a ‘n {ortv more. For
"no the imatlnstion
1'44: with the srch-
,ans were liberal
in ‘he tomb of Tut.-
rrzili' opened. the dis-
‘2 l mmy srticles fash-
= t'mterlal. None of
r-ncnnti America. but.
Mm Museum of Art.
.. 'w\ be found a collec—
t piv‘t‘r’l representlux
~r.ts ions: past.
2 ux‘izhit is of en sxe
.. c’vlinnrv imagination
~~ nrtiv-ies mnde ot
~-e pin”)! that had been
- . cari‘.’ 30 centuries It
V .' "no (‘hrlstisn era.
. - I~-~---nnrntivo'._v new and
v .»i-.~ more than three
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cox/.mzzaqees
n wide rents of both utility and orna-
merit.
One of lllustntions shows 1 comb
posed with s. wooden bowl. These
two pieces are especially well pre-
served. The comb is elaborately
carved end undoubtedly belonged to a
personage of unusual distinction
Who knows but that it may have
crowned the head- dress of a. crown
princess of 3. 000 yesrs ago? In size
and ornnmentstion it lends serious
color st the suggestion. The bowl
shown with this comb is or Rracetul
shops and deft workmanship. and
mny well have occupied a position of
ornament on the library tabl e of one
of the royal households. as s recep-i
tncle tor the blossoms ot the lotus or
CPI.
Furniture Forty (histories Old
The furniture is of especial interest
is its mute evidence that the essen—
tials of design have remained un—
changed through the passing cen-
. from 'he present time.
~ nor. are such diversl.
v‘i‘ilnz and combs.
'nz fir-«duvets and
"‘rtzmcrnhlo tools and
en‘crcil into the daily
n7" pcnplc Of FETDL
\.\v i-v' Tlmt Lasts
..... or» in a pcrfect
- _. ' r‘. is of especial in-;
run". is of the forests.
i: - ot the trees point to
s as W'idenr‘e of the last-
' " noel under favorable
.., color to the well-
n-r'rh rcfnrs to "the
liosflflrr‘h connected
'a :r‘tiimies ihnt tho
i?‘0 Pizrptians were1
:rw specie-s, ei'nbt'acit'ixL
vvw. svcs m ore. Tn-
" 1. older and botwoodu
.q of wr» . may be espe-.
e ' ' r t ‘ lumbermsn:
:.- wr ml was put by
r l I» These uses covered‘
‘ ‘ . ‘turies. This furniture has an age
; . 3 We included in this:
established at trom 3300 to 3900 years
—elmost forty centuries. Its history“
,covers a. span twice as great as that
'which has passed since the birth of
“Christ. At the beginning of thoi
Christian era this furniture possessed;
antiquity equslinx the present use of
the relics of the Ctesnrs. Its record
rot endurance is twice that of the
("aloe-cum of Rome. which was com-
pleted in the year 80. A. II. and which
Americsns have come to regard as a
seasoned veteran.
Note the design of the table shown
in the center at the illustration. Docs.
it suggest anything you have seen in
up-to-dnte furniture stores? In gen»
oral nppearnnce this piece of house-
hold equipment mizht enslly ho
copied from some of the tnbies new. i
used under the classification of mis-‘
islon turniture. At its right may bel
seen It worthy ancestor of the Ameri-
combined. and the small pieces. wit
:the slinr‘. legs. suggest nothinr: more
clearly than the stools found int
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lhoteis for the accommodation of the’
travelers suit case or glndstone ba3
Endurance _ find the wooden Stet ue shown in an-
Th’! furniture was strongly mldSlother illustrntlon. This date: trom-
land gives evidence of the handicrattlthe Fourth Dynasty. which places it
The svail-isbout the year 8000. B. C. As A relic
that ”.9701 the distant past this piece is cape—I
Egyptians were exceedingly:
their choice of woods for.
articles in which dumbillty was the.
thing most desired.
was made of woods of great hardness,
which enabled the articles to with-2
the ravages of use and ot the
hardwoods
making ot‘
where both
3 qualities were essential.
The little casket shown
pictures was one of the orna-
liits discovered
Sixteenth Century.
piece appears to have been a cosmetic
t it fair Erryptian. and no strain
0: the imagination is required to vis-
ualize it on the dressing table of some
luxurious Cleopatra of early Thebes.3
dcslgn and workmanship the box;
offers strong
evidence that the ancient people were
in having skillful carvers as
as a container of the papyrus cartes,
de visite of the queen' s afternoon call. I
'o: skilled cabinet makers.
to most of us. Particularlv notablel
Their furniture
chariot-wheels.
in ,one of
:1 tom?» of
he American woman of this ultra
modern period in which we live could
ask no more e'tective bit of decoration
.or her toilet se‘ tl‘ an this
Perhaps she mirth t use it for
for jewels—it
cnn camp-stool. The article with the.
toll back mikht easily be taken as the
u w. iv. ‘ ‘hn averolte‘model for o hall‘eeat and hntorackl .
' H worn nppesl in the.
‘she has the jewels. ‘
might well regard it as e prize. ' The netu‘rei question conceruaziexamine some of the obiects recovered
5000 Years Old
cialiy prized. With an age of 5000
years the carved figure today lOoks
out on visitors of a new civilization,
with the same calm and unrumed dig-
nity devoted to the people of his own.
day and generation. The expression”
erl. ‘.\'ith an nbvcnce
takes care of its own.
iot this old timer is es inscrutable as
*:he Sphinx. His opinion of the mod—
=ern world is securely locked within
his wooden breast. but I've a. secret
notion that it he could speak he
would confide that human nature and;
human beings are much the same to-i
(lav as in the period of the Fourth
Dynasty. Th... however. is another
story.
Another figure represented in the
New York collection is carved on a;
coffin lid. discovered .n S'nnkh- ka- ri process 0! bring
Temple of the 17th Dynasty. The
age of this finre is not less than 35130
vears and possibly 3600. “’hen discov-
ered in the excavations at Thebes it
occupied a position on the temple,
'plnttorm. The carving of this i'lmref
iis elaborate in dent-n and shows
sdroit workmanship tn the pnrt of
the sculptor. Intricate patterns ere , Denna” at Pam” C.
jcievcrl? wrought into the general “hum“: hack within-n21.
.fect. m infln- Imount_ o! detaiifthe” crud“ and vpr.r:2i:.
and deflects linen x” :racery, Tm!
strength
growth was apparently
tamarisk. alder and
species, and some frets-z
.vatinn. l~‘cr mo2e i '
iwond was firm toned
L‘. This
{tar corners of the earth.
Ithis phase of the men.
concern.
maker-s.
:oursclves as distinct!
attractive
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Merry Christmas
wish of joy and happiness is extended to all our neig'h
bors, friends and their families.
We hope good cheer, well-being and prosperity will be
theirs for the New Year to come.
From the firm and co-workers of
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lthese nnc: ent wooden r-r-lics deals with-i frcm tl‘ e EKS'DUBD tombs. for these
Going back into real untiqu‘ey we the cause of their perfect prewar-yr
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indicate that we are _no‘.'
so far ahead of the ancients after all.
veneers aflorda a
"\e have considered.
’this an art we could brag about.
.imve taken much credit to ourselves
frr the rzcc'ztanlcal ingenuity that en-
' 2:5 to m nine 3. thousand faces of:
1.1.1hogni‘y ou‘ of a small st
in: haxe wondered how the
ithe simple statement that. the present;
{soundness of the wood is a result of
'the climatic conditions under which
'thcy have existed. In the dry climate
of Egypt the weather provided .;
iiiio preserving influence ”‘21
‘cnse in point.
From recent discoveries we hav
:evidence that the Egyptians went
for veneers as well as
It has been revealed
use or wood in thin lovers was
pvoplc of former ages were able to ticcd in Egypt 4000 years ago. an ;
indications are that their Friday Eli!"
and necessary_gain sales were as well supplied as
Withose of the present generatlor.
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A STUDY IN NAMES
In 2171‘ little IlAO‘ :gl‘.‘ [0 the Ken- word
l
ai'C‘FYNPd names Of EVCIY‘
there is no cause or decay.
Most of the wood used by
enncient Egyptians was not
R‘rowth. as the country nt‘miitrcd omn-
pnratitciy lzitle of the wood 9:12;:‘w
in the manufacture of zinc '
ticles of everyday use which have hren
revealed by explorations.
sales of furniture
tract-Ice. 23f \‘cncer- makinc
WNW“
Worsted took its name from the r *y
, England. and Melton from.
ers.2;re. same 002:3-
- arc '.1i;en 1‘ cm th e Cit; or coun-
transportntinn was inxo. \vd
ha t;cd again troml
in: in wool from li‘r Batiste was first made by .1 Frencfn
.. mm... 0- *hn p.135 who first madegman of that name: serge is deri..d
and frequently they are‘from the Latin "serica " mean
was originalZyM
.reies were lower in those
the process of their:and velvet
name 3 Italian
“have given the ancient i.....:..i:. 2;._
"vellum" —— wool',
was derived {ram
meaning fleece
inepaca. is made from the hair of
thegalpnca, an animal native to Peru. and
d'mitv was flrstLthe bandsnna—so generally in use to-
— comes from
has a roasc". for be
Damask came
Familiar “’ith chccrs
_ In these days of modem machinerv
and inventions we are up:
stipozisr to tilt“-
from Dames-ileum
muslin originated
on the banks of
tooling of Sle-Sqilrl-ritp;
or; to the manner of
At any rate she: mm 3’ “‘7 Climate ice-Eves something of a
(332.1. l‘nlNfitfi. to prevent the dye
-s‘biy. bear some relation to the wads: l reactant every curt
The latter may.
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