Waldron, ---- England 18th century Originally carver, afterwards actor. Walker, H. " 16th " Watson, ---- " 17th and 18th Chapter iv., pupil centuries of G. Gibbons. Webb, ---- " 19th century Chapter ix., p. 235. Wedgwood, Josiah England 18th century Chapter vii., introduced his plaques for furniture. Weinkopf, W. Germany 16th " Worked in Nuremberg, temp. A. Durer. Wertheimer, S. England 19th " Chapter ix., p 233. Wilkinson, ---- " " " Chapter viii. Willemfens, L. Flanders 1635-1702 William the Florentine England 13th century Court painter and house decorator to Henry III. Wilton, J. England 18th " Employed by Sir W. Chambers. Wren, Sir C. " 16th to 17th centuries Chapter iv. Wright and Mansfield " 19th century Adams style of furniture. Z Zabello, F. Italy 16th century Stalls in Cathedral of Bergamo. Zorn, G. Germany 17th " NOTE.--The Monogram "ME," branded on some of the old eighteenth century French cabinets, stands for "Menuisier Ébeniste," and generally accompanies the name or initials of the maker. WOODS. The following different kinds of wood are used in the manufacture of Furniture. FOR THE BEST FURNITURE. Amboyna. Black Ebony. Brazil Wood. Coromandel. Mahogany. Maple. Oak (various kinds). Rosewood. Satin Wood. Sandal Wood. Sweet Chestnut. Sweet Cedar. Tulip Wood. Walnut. Olive. Zebra Wood. FOR COMMON FURNITURE AND INTERIOR FITTINGS. Pines. Deals. Beech. Birch. Cedars. Cherry Tree. Walnut. Mahogany. Ash. Also some selections of Honduras mahogany when finely marked, and different varieties of the Eucalyptus. The most expensive of these are used in veneers; and in the more ornamental and polychromatic marquetry, holly, horse chestnut, sycamore, pear tree and plum tree are used, being woods easily stained. Amongst some of the rarer and more beautifully marked woods, used in small quantities, are the following:--