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Early Un of Mahogany
During the 18th century mahogany became widely used in England and in the colonies, later in the United State's. It built, tor ftaelf a splendid reputation as *ah —Jdaal cabinet jfenod,- Ail the end •I the century, Thomas Sheraton wrote, “Other woods, formerly sued for cabinet work, are quite, laid by since , the1 introduction of , Mahogany.** « ' .
Thia was not literally true as.. mahogany at that time was a Inxnry wood and was Used only far furniture that w e n t to the titled, or. the wealthy who slavishly aped the titled gentry. The common man of that day did not tare mahogany furniture. His ' crude furniture was made of the wood nearest at hand and avail'Okie at th'e least cost. x i
It was during tbs “Golden’ Age” of furniture, from 1725 to 1825, that mahogany became' recognized as the outstanding ^ cabinet wood of the Englishspeaking and Spanish-speaking world.
Confusion Evan Then
Even in those days, there was some ‘ confusion as to what was surd What was not mahogany. In fact, the earliest use of mahogany x in England, of which we "have” definite record wls in the construction Of ^Nottingham Castle in *. I6S0. •
But at this early date there was no distinction between cedar (Spanish cedar) and mahogany, «a the reference is to cedar. This . particular cedar, however, was wery heavy and hard, so the condnsion is that it must have been western Indian mahogany.
As. the reputation of the nia
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