Smith, Walter, 1836-1886, James R. Osgood and Company, publisher, Rand, Avery & Co., printer, Crossland, W. H. (William Henry), 1835-1908, ill, Sturgis, J. H. (John Hubbard), 1834-1888, ill, Brigham, Charles, 1841-1925, ill, Smith, Walter, 1836-1886, ill · Boston [Mass.]: : James R. Osgood and Company, (late Ticknor & Fields, and Fields, Osgood, & Co.) · leaf 311
so an important element. Very boldornament in very dark wood is apt to look heavy, clumsy,and funereal; and delicate ornament in wood, where thegrain is coarse, as in pine or oak, is labor thrown away. The best work is usually done in boxwood or ebony;mahogany and walnut being unsuitable on account… … Hall Chair at Cothele, Devon, England; in the possession of theEarl of Mount Edgcumbe. RELIEF ORNAMENT. 231 It should never be used to conceal the constructionalfeatures of an object, nor to form an}^ part in any wayof construction itself ; for that reason, carving should bein recessed or sunken…
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