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108  eighteenth century reveal that Plate VI was known to him as a "scroll pediment," while the type illustrated in this plate was referred to as "broken arch pediment." The candle slides in the base of the top are a distinctive feature. The cabinet reveals a high type of workmanship. Secretaries of this type are, as a general rule, very tall. (Property of J. K. Beard).

PLATE VI. . (Virginia—c. 1760-1770). This exceptionally fine piece shows beauty in design and workmanship. The choice wood adds further to its charm. The double-swell front employed is sometimes known as the oxbow front. Although this is not a type found in quantity in the South, occasionally fine examples of such workmanship are discovered. This piece is believed to have been a part of the original furnishings of the Nelson House at Yorktown. (Property of Mrs. A. G. Ryland).

PLATE VII. . (North Carolina—c. 1770-1800). This Chippendale secretary is unique. The arched door resembles the door of many cupboards found in Western North Carolina. The drop-front style is shown here as of a period before it became popular in the South. The fluted pilasters, and the inlay at the top add distinction to the piece. This secretary was made by John Wills, of Gaston County, for Zenas Alexander, who gave it to his wife Margaret at the time of their marriage; hence the initials M.A. in the rosettes of the scroll top. In 1826 Zenas Alexander bequeathed this piece to his son, Robert Alexander, who at that time had his name inlaid across the top. Robert Alexander was the grandfather of the present owner. (Property of Odom Alexander).

PLATE VIII. . (Virginia—c. 1790). This is a winged bookcase. The center encloses a writing cabinet, and the general shape of the center is the same as illustrated in Plate XII, with the cupboards added at the sides. The tracery of the doors is an interesting feature.

PLATE VIII. . (Virginia—c. 1790). This piece of curly walnut shows the slant-top desk with the French feet and an interesting design in the doors of the bookcase top. Like many pieces found in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, it is made of curly walnut. (Property of Joe Kindig, Jr.).

PLATE VIII. . (South Carolina—c. 1765). A slant-top desk of exceptional width, and made to order by Jacob Sass, of Charleston, in 1765. It is about five feet in width. Much furniture is found in Charleston attributed to Sass, and this desk is marked by him. In the Pringle House. (Property of Miss Susan B. Frost).

PLATE IX. . (Virginia—c. 1780-1790). One of the finest American secretaries discovered. It was handed down for three