(ROOT (S (S (NP (NP (DT This) (NN piece)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ mid-eighteenth-century) (NN furniture)))) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBN meant) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN used) (PP (IN like) (NP (DT a) (JJ modern) (NN filing) (NN cabinet)))))))))) (: ;) (S (NP (NNS papers)) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBN placed) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (NP (JJ leather-fronted) (NN cardboard) (NNS boxes)) (-LRB- -LRB-) (VP (ADVP (RB now)) (VBG missing)) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBN fitted) (PP (IN into) (NP (DT the) (JJ open) (NNS shelves)))))))))))) (. .)))
This piece of mid-eighteenth-century furniture was meant to be used like a modern filing cabinet; papers were placed in leather-fronted cardboard boxes (now missing) that were fitted into the open shelves.
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
This
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
piece
piece
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
mid-eighteenth-century
mid-eighteenth-century
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
furniture
furniture
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
mean
meant
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
xcomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
use
used
VERB
VBN
case
like
like
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
modern
modern
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
filing
filing
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
cabinet
cabinet
NOUN
NN
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
nsubj:pass
Number=Plur
paper
papers
NOUN
NNS
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
parataxis
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
place
placed
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
leather-fronted
leather-fronted
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
cardboard
cardboard
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Plur
box
boxes
NOUN
NNS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
advmod
now
now
ADV
RB
parataxis
VerbForm=Ger
miss
missing
VERB
VBG
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
nsubj:pass
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
fit
fitted
VERB
VBN
case
into
into
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
open
open
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
shelf
shelves
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT A) (JJ large) (NN table)) (VP (VBN decorated) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (JJ same) (NN manner))))) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB have) (VP (VBN been) (VP (VBN placed) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN front))) (PP (IN for) (S (VP (VBG working) (PP (IN with) (NP (DT those) (NNS papers)))))))))) (. .)))
A large table decorated in the same manner would have been placed in front for working with those papers.
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
large
large
ADJ
JJ
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
table
table
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
decorate
decorated
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
same
same
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
manner
manner
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
aux
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
AUX
VB
aux:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
place
placed
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
front
front
NOUN
NN
mark
for
for
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
work
working
VERB
VBG
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
that
those
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
paper
papers
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NN Access)) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN cartonnier) (POS 's)) (JJR lower) (NN half)))) (VP (MD can) (ADVP (RB only)) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN gained) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS doors)) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT the) (NNS sides))))) (, ,) (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (DT the) (NN table)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB have) (VP (VBN blocked) (NP (DT the) (NN front)))))))))) (. .)))
Access to the cartonnier's lower half can only be gained by the doors at the sides, because the table would have blocked the front.
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
access
Access
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
cartonnier
cartonnier
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Cmp
low
lower
ADJ
JJR
nmod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|Number=Sing
half
half
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
gain
gained
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
door
doors
NOUN
NNS
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
side
sides
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
because
because
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
table
table
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
aux
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
AUX
VB
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
block
blocked
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
front
front
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (VBN painted) (JJ black-and-gold) (NN decoration)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADVP (RB commonly)) (VP (VBN known) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (NNP vernis) (NNP Martin)) (, ,) (VP (VBN named) (PP (IN after) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP Martin) (NNS brothers)) (, ,) (NP (NP (NNPS Parisians)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VBD excelled) (PP (IN at) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN craft)) (PP (IN of) (S (VP (VBG imitating) (NP (JJ Japanese) (NN lacquer)))))))))))))))))) (. .)))
The painted black-and-gold decoration is commonly known as vernis Martin, named after the Martin brothers, Parisians who excelled at the craft of imitating Japanese lacquer.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
paint
painted
VERB
VBN
amod
Degree=Pos
black-and-gold
black-and-gold
ADJ
JJ
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
decoration
decoration
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
Degree=Pos
commonly
commonly
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
know
known
VERB
VBN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
vernis
vernis
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Martin
Martin
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
name
named
VERB
VBN
case
after
after
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Martin
Martin
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Plur
brother
brothers
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Plur
Parisian
Parisians
PROPN
NNPS
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
excel
excelled
VERB
VBD
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
craft
craft
NOUN
NN
mark
of
of
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
imitate
imitating
VERB
VBG
amod
Degree=Pos
Japanese
Japanese
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
lacquer
lacquer
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP$ Their) (NN workshop)) (ADVP (RB probably)) (ADVP (RB also)) (VP (VBD supplied) (NP (DT the) (NN bronze) (JJ Chinese) (NNS figures)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (DT each) (NN side)) (PP (IN of) (CC and) (IN above) (NP (DT the) (NN clock)))))) (. .)))
Their workshop probably also supplied the bronze Chinese figures on each side of and above the clock.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
Their
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
workshop
workshop
NOUN
NN
advmod
probably
probably
ADV
RB
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
supply
supplied
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
bronze
bronze
NOUN
NN
amod
Degree=Pos
Chinese
Chinese
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
figure
figures
NOUN
NNS
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
each
each
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
side
side
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
above
above
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
clock
clock
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
This piece of mid-eighteenth-century furniture was meant to be used like a modern filing cabinet; papers were placed in leather-fronted cardboard boxes (now missing) that were fitted into the open shelves. A large table decorated in the same manner would have been placed in front for working with those papers. Access to the cartonnier's lower half can only be gained by the doors at the sides, because the table would have blocked the front. The painted black-and-gold decoration is commonly known as vernis Martin, named after the Martin brothers, Parisians who excelled at the craft of imitating Japanese lacquer. Their workshop probably also supplied the bronze Chinese figures on each side of and above the clock.