Note 164 — HASAN OF BASSORAH.[5] (continued 3)

Arab. “Raff,” a shelf proper, running round the room about 7–7⅓ feet from the ground. During my day it was the fashion in Damascus to range in line along the Raff splendid porcelain bowls brought by the Caravans in olden days from China, whilst on the table were placed French and English specimens of white and gold “china” worth perhaps a franc each.