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Beautiful homes : or, Hints in house furnishing

Williams, Henry T, Jones, C. S., Mrs · 1878 · New York : Henry T. Williams, Publisher · 345 pictures

A household decorating manual by Henry T. Williams and Mrs. C. S. Jones, published in New York in 1878 for American women furnishing and ornamenting their own rooms. Wood engravings show embroidery patterns, lace and needlework squares, bracket and drapery designs, rendered in dense hatching and stipple, useful as frames, corner motifs, and repeating textile fills.

Decoration and ornament

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