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The artist, or, Young ladies' instructor in ornamental painting, drawing, &c. : consisting of lessons in Grecian painting, Japan painting, oriental tinting, mezzotinting, transferring, inlaying, and manufacturing ornamented articles for fancy fairs (1835)

Gandee, B. F., author · London : Chapman and Hall ; Richmond : The author · leaf 303

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231 BASKETS. hang against the wall, principally used to or- nament an empty pier, and therefore called pier baskets. If painted to represent a basket filled with flowers they have an exceedingly pretty appearance, particularly if the painting be done upon velvet or some material which will display… … artificial flowers : they may be placed upon a side table, a chimney-piece, or other place, but look best when suspended against the wall about six feet from the ground. The first thing to be done is to determine upon the size and form of the back, or that part of the basket which rests against the…

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