Beautiful homes. Or, Hints in house furnishing (1878)
Williams, Henry T, Jones, C. S., Mrs · New York, H. T. Williams · leaf 176
rresponding in style; and notusing several kinds; for instance, if fruit and scroll designs—do not use severalvarieties of the fruit ornaments, (but either grapes and vine-leaves, nuts, ortropical fruit entirely) ; if the surface is ebonized, these appear best in theirnatural soft, brown color,… … Fig. 121. to a powder, allow this to dry, then coat the surface of the carving with ratherthick glue (about the consistency of syrup) and after placing the ornament inits place, lay a weight upon it until dry. It is best where possible, to screwthese carvings from the back, and they may be obtained…
Interior decoration · Decoration and ornament
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