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Rh  wood, and the inlaid satinwood panels in the legs add distinction. It is one of the finest pieces the author has examined. (Property of W. S. Ahern).

PLATE V. . (South Carolina—c. 1790). This piece follows the shape illustrated in Plate IV, and shows the oval line inlay. The edge of the top has the round moulded veneer often found on Southern sideboards. (Property of Mrs. R. G. Cabell).

PLATE V. . (South Carolina—c. 1790-1800). A sideboard having a bow center and concave ends; in reality a serpentine shape but not in a continuous curve. This type, with the additional raised top, is often found, but rarely with the concave ends. (Property of Mrs. Paul Chatham).

PLATE VI. . (North Carolina—c. 1790). This type of sideboard, showing the bellflower in simple inlay in the leg, is one of excellent workmanship, and no other of this type has been seen by the author in the South, but two others are said to exist. This type of inlay is often found on the legs of Southern sideboards. (Property of Mrs. M. A. Devereaux).

PLATE VII. . (Virginia—c. 1795-1800). This Sheraton sideboard shows a concave center, the concave said to have made the entire surface of the board more easy of access, with the upright wine drawers taking a separate place, partitioned off for bottles. The square, tapered leg changes only in rare instances up to the close of 1700. The small drawers are for cutlery. Fine triple inlay is seen on the door and drawer fronts. The knife boxes are from Baltimore. The majority of knife boxes found are of English origin, and there is doubt as to whether knife boxes in any quantity were made in the Southern colonies at all. (Property of J. Pope Nash).

PLATE VIII. . (South Carolina—c. 1800). Native cherry is used to advantage in this Sheraton bow-center sideboard showing a veneer of light, feathery grain with inlaid ebony and tulipwood. The front legs and bands are mahogany, the top, sides and back legs are red cherry. These sideboards, discovered in South Carolina, may be attributed to some unknown workmanship in one of the Carolinas; for many sideboards with this bow in the center are found throughout these two states. (Property of J. R. Burroughs).

PLATE IX. . (Georgia—c. 1795-1800). This sideboard resembles the design of the Brothers Adam and was used by Sheraton; and it is reasonable to suppose that it was made in the later period. Finely grained native walnut is used as veneer, and four such pieces of this type have been found. Though odd in shape, are all of excellent workmanship. (Property of C. G. Wyatt).