Beautiful homes. Or, Hints in house furnishing (1878)
Williams, Henry T, Jones, C. S., Mrs · New York, H. T. Williams · leaf 128
opportunity for copying one ofthe richly carved mantels so highly esteemed. There are many different modes of ornamenting this same mantel, and indeedof making the shelf itself, the simplest of which is to screw a plain woodenplank of desired length upon two iron or wooden brackets, and cover with… … Fig. tu. Where these are impracticable, a wooden support may be substituted in twotriangular pieces of wood, answering for the braces beneath the shelf, thedrapery to be so arranged as to entirely conceal the rough frame-work. We may cover such a shelf with paper or glazed muslin on the upper…
Interior decoration · Decoration and ornament
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