Miller, Fred, decorative artist · New York, London, Truslove, Hanson & Comba, Ld. · leaf 44
d than asbunches of fruit, no artificial motifs, as the wreaths and rib-bons, are imported into the scheme; and yet in the samebreath I must confess to a fondness for the festoon,which is certainly a conceit. There is no more difficult subject to write about thandesign. Its principles, if it has… … 32 ART CRAFTS FOR AMATEURS. Hand-cunning, however, can be taught, and I wouldrecommend any one wishing for instruction in the use oftools, and how to set about carving, to get a few lessons ofa practical carver, and then work on, beginning with simplework like the vine, No. 7, in which the…
Decorative arts · Decoration and ornament
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