(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT This) (NN table) (POS 's)) (JJ unusual) (NNS materials) (CC and) (NN coloring)) (VP (VBP allow) (S (NP (NNS scholars)) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB link) (NP (PRP it)) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (DT a) (VBN written) (NN source)) (CC and) (NP (DT a) (JJ particular) (NN building)))))))) (. .)))
This table's unusual materials and coloring allow scholars to link it to a written source and a particular building.
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
This
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
table
table
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
unusual
unusual
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
material
materials
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
coloring
coloring
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
allow
allow
VERB
VBP
iobj
Number=Plur
scholar
scholars
NOUN
NNS
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
link
link
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
write
written
VERB
VBN
obl
Number=Sing
source
source
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
particular
particular
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
building
building
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (JJ posthumous) (NN inventory)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ French) (NN king)) (NP (NP (NNP Louis) (NNP XIV) (POS 's)) (NNS possessions)))) (PP (IN in) (NP (CD 1720)))) (VP (VBZ describes) (NP (DT the) (NN table)) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ considerable) (NN detail)))) (. .)))
The posthumous inventory of the French king Louis XIV's possessions in 1720 describes the table in considerable detail.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
posthumous
posthumous
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
inventory
inventory
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
French
French
ADJ
JJ
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
king
king
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Louis
Louis
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
XIV
XIV
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Plur
possession
possessions
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1720
1720
NUM
CD
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
describe
describes
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
table
table
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
considerable
considerable
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
detail
detail
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN Although) (S (NP (DT the) (NN inventory)) (VP (VBZ gives) (NP (CC neither) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN name)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN maker)))) (CC nor) (NP (PRP$ its) (JJ original) (NN location)))))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NN table)) (ADVP (RB probably)) (VP (VBD came) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP Trianon) (NNP de) (NNP Porcelaine)) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ small) (NN house)) (VP (VBN built) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP King) (POS 's)) (NN mistress)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Madame) (NNP de) (NNP Montespan)) (, ,))) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS grounds)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP Palace)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP Versailles)))))))))))) (. .)))
Although the inventory gives neither the name of the maker nor its original location, the table probably came from the Trianon de Porcelaine, a small house built for the King's mistress, Madame de Montespan, on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles.
mark
although
Although
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
inventory
inventory
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
give
gives
VERB
VBZ
cc:preconj
neither
neither
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
name
name
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
maker
maker
NOUN
NN
cc
nor
nor
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
its
its
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
original
original
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
location
location
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
table
table
NOUN
NN
advmod
probably
probably
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
come
came
VERB
VBD
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Trianon
Trianon
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
de
de
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Porcelaine
Porcelaine
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
small
small
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
house
house
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
build
built
VERB
VBN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
King
King
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
mistress
mistress
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Madame
Madame
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
de
de
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Montespan
Montespan
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
grounds
grounds
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
Palace
Palace
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Versailles
Versailles
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NP (NP (DT This) (NN table) (POS 's)) (NN marquetry)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN ivory) (CC and) (NN horn)))) (, ,) (VP (VBN painted) (JJ blue) (RB underneath)) (, ,)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB have) (VP (VBN followed) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN house) (POS 's)) (JJ blue-and-white) (NN color) (NN scheme)) (, ,) (S (VP (VBG imitating) (NP (NP (JJ blue-and-white) (JJ Chinese) (NN porcelain)) (, ,) (NP (DT a) (ADJP (ADJP (JJ fashionable)) (CC and) (ADJP (RB highly) (VBN prized))) (NN material)))))))) (. .)))
This table's marquetry of ivory and horn, painted blue underneath, would have followed the house's blue-and-white color scheme, imitating blue-and-white Chinese porcelain, a fashionable and highly prized material.
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
This
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
table
table
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj
Number=Sing
marquetry
marquetry
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
ivory
ivory
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
horn
horn
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
paint
painted
VERB
VBN
amod
Degree=Pos
blue
blue
ADJ
JJ
advmod
underneath
underneath
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
aux
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
AUX
VB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
follow
followed
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
house
house
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
blue-and-white
blue-and-white
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
color
color
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
scheme
scheme
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
imitate
imitating
VERB
VBG
amod
Degree=Pos
blue-and-white
blue-and-white
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
Chinese
Chinese
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
porcelain
porcelain
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
fashionable
fashionable
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
highly
highly
ADV
RB
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
prize
prized
VERB
VBN
appos
Number=Sing
material
material
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (JJ Blue-and-white) (JJ ceramic) (NNS tiles)) (VP (VBD decorated) (NP (DT the) (NN house)))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (NP (DT some)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN furniture)))) (VP (VBD was) (ADVP (RB also)) (VP (VBN painted) (S (ADJP (JJ blue-and-white)))))) (. .)))
Blue-and-white ceramic tiles decorated the house, and some of the furniture was also painted blue-and-white.
amod
Degree=Pos
Blue-and-white
Blue-and-white
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
ceramic
ceramic
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
tile
tiles
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
decorate
decorated
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
house
house
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
some
some
DET
DT
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
furniture
furniture
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
advmod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
paint
painted
VERB
VBN
conj
Degree=Pos
blue-and-white
blue-and-white
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN table) (POS 's)) (NN top)) (VP (MD may) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN raised) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB form) (NP (DT an) (JJ angled) (NML (NN reading) (CC or) (NN writing)) (NN stand))))) (, ,) (SBAR (IN while) (S (NP (NP (DT a) (NN drawer)) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT the) (NN side)))) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN fitted) (PP (IN for) (NP (NN writing) (NN equipment)))))))))) (. .)))
The table's top may be raised to form an angled reading or writing stand, while a drawer at the side is fitted for writing equipment.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
table
table
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
top
top
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
may
may
AUX
MD
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
raise
raised
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
form
form
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
angled
angled
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
reading
reading
NOUN
NN
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
writing
writing
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Sing
stand
stand
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
while
while
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
drawer
drawer
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
side
side
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
fit
fitted
VERB
VBN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
writing
writing
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
equipment
equipment
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
This table's unusual materials and coloring allow scholars to link it to a written source and a particular building. The posthumous inventory of the French king Louis XIV's possessions in 1720 describes the table in considerable detail. Although the inventory gives neither the name of the maker nor its original location, the table probably came from the Trianon de Porcelaine, a small house built for the King's mistress, Madame de Montespan, on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles. This table's marquetry of ivory and horn, painted blue underneath, would have followed the house's blue-and-white color scheme, imitating blue-and-white Chinese porcelain, a fashionable and highly prized material. Blue-and-white ceramic tiles decorated the house, and some of the furniture was also painted blue-and-white. The table's top may be raised to form an angled reading or writing stand, while a drawer at the side is fitted for writing equipment.