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Art recreations : being a complete guide to pencil drawing, oil painting ... moss work, papier mache...wax work, shell work...enamel painting, etc. (1871)

Urbino, L. B. (Levina Buoncuore), d. 1888, Day, Henry · Boston : J.E. Tilton · leaf 301

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dmiringeye of the lover of nature. Theres beauty in the sea. A lady of our acquaintance, who has been in the habit of spend-ing much time in collecting sea-weeds, tells us that she filled noless than forty little baskets with moss, in one season, for presentsto friends. We are so happy as to have… … O make hair flowers we need livehair, that is, hair from the headof a living person; annealedwire, very fine; pearl or goldbeads, scissors, a pair of pinchers,a bit of whalebone, and knittingneedles of three sizes. Brush thehair as smoothly as possible, andtie in bunches. Double a pieceof wire in…

Handicraft -- 19th century · Decoration and ornament · Decorative arts

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