Beautiful homes : or, Hints in house furnishing (1878)
Williams, Henry T, Jones, C. S., Mrs · New York : Henry T. Williams, Publisher · leaf 196
Fig. 140. BEAUTIFUL HOMES. 191 … After the embroidery is finished, it is stretched tightly over the top of the table and shelf, and tacked closely along the edges with the little gimp or upholsterers tacks (which are the only kind that will enter the hard wood). On this is placed a narrow moulding of wood, either gilded or carved;…
Decoration and ornament
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