1. Grantham, Lincolnshire. Belton House, 1684-1687, The South Front and Hall Doorway.

2. Belton House, Floor Plans. Note that the Hall of the house is now distinctly an entrance hall and all vestiges of the medieval Great Hall have finally disappeared. It was Inigo Jones who brought about this change, notably at the Queen's House, Greenwich.

3. Belton House. The east end of the saloon. Note that the wainscot is low and the wall panels above are very large. The medieval system of a lattice of rails and stiles filled in with small panels has been abandoned.

4. Detail of carving of wild game and fish by Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721). Limewood on an oak background, 62 in. by 72 in. Kirtlington Park.

5. Belton House. Carving by Grinling Gibbons over the west chimneypiece of the Saloon.

6. Details of construction of wood-panelled walls. Note that the example labeled "Restoration," which is an interchangeable term with "Carolean," has the panel projecting beyond the rails and stiles and the juncture is made with a bold bollection molding.

7. Armchair of gilded wood, upholstered in crimson brocaded silk with gold fringe. About 1675. One of a pair listed in the seventeenth-century inventories of Ham house as 'sleeping chayres.' The back is adjustable by means of iron ratchets. Height 4 ft. 7 in. Ham House, Surrey.

8. Armchair with caned back and seat, 1680-1685. French Walnut. Note the Spanish feet, the scroll supports, the caning, and the spiral turning.

9. Suite of furniture made for James II in 1688 and originally placed in Whitehall Palace. The furniture is now located in Knole House in the Venetian Ambassador's Bedroom. Note the combination of ornate gilt and carved wood and rich textiles used on the bed tester (canopy).

10. A silver table given to Charles II of England in 1670 by the people of London. Copied from French models of the time. Note that this table is sheathed in silver with an oak armature. Most French silver furniture was cast. This table was part of a suite which also included two candle stands and a mirror.

11. Writing cabinet or scriptor, circa 1665, Ham House, Surrey. This writing cabinet is mounted with embossed silver and veneered in 'oyster' princewood, the name applied to kingwood during this period.

12. Cabinet decorated with marquetry. Period of Charles II. Note the use of 'oystering' and floral marquetry combined, spiral turning, and cushion frieze.