CHAPTER IX

DUTCH FURNITURE UNDER FRENCH AND ORIENTAL INFLUENCE 271–293

The Dutch Craftsmen in the Employ of Louis XIV—Huguenot Emigration—Marot—The Sopha—Upholstery—The Bed—Chairs— Sconces—Tables—Rooms—English and Dutch Alliances—Hampton Court—Queen Mary—Looking-glasses—Chandeliers— Chimney-pieces—The _style refugié_—John Hervey’s Purchases—Oriental Furniture manufactured after European Patterns—Complaints of Home Manufacturers—Trade with the Indies—“Prince Butler’s Tale”—Enormous Importations— Imported Textiles—Foreign Textiles for Upholstery.