Spofford, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott, 1835-1921 · New York : Harper & Bros. · leaf 221
blue, black lacquer is effective; but the choice lies with a lighter fin-ish—the satin-woods, the creamy polished maples, the pearl-gray stainedmaples, and others of the sort—for wainscot and cornice, doors and win-dow-frames, and for the mantel, according to ancient and elegant usage,since there… … Walnut Cabinet, Henri IT.; Alabaster Medallion, Head of Amazon (Italian), Six-teenth Century; Carved Oak Chair, Henri Quatre; Faieuce Vase, Moustier. DRAWING-ROOM. 217 at all except for the skirting-board round the floor, but are representedby paper-hangings of varying but harmonizing colors and…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
Internet Archive · Clark Art Institute Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
