LIFE in the 18th CENTURY: As described by Francois de la Rochefoucauld in his journal A Frenchman in England, 1784
... that the English are so much given to the use of mahogany not only are their tables generally made of it, but also their doors and seats and the handrails of their staircases. Yet it is just as dear in England as in France. It is a matter which I do not ...