Miller, Fred, decorative artist · New York, London, Truslove, Hanson & Comba, Ld. · leaf 183
No. 116.—Bird in Fretwork. Thewhite lines are given by a gouge,but they can be omitted. 170 ART CRAFTS FOR AMATEURS. The carved fret could be glued down on to a panel of acabinet. It need not masquerade as a piece of pure carving,but could be frankly shown to be what it is—a fret laiddown upon a… … No. ii.—Fish panel, with background of ornamental water. Themarkings on the fish are given with a carving tool. tation of a cabinet, as I have shown in No. 115. Theshelves are got out in the usual way and the cabinet puttogether ; though, of course, the two sides must be fret-cutbefore the article…
Decorative arts · Decoration and ornament
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