Beautiful homes : or, Hints in house furnishing (1878)
Williams, Henry T, Jones, C. S., Mrs · New York : Henry T. Williams, Publisher · leaf 311
n, we desire to bring before our readers the man-ner of utilizing even small and (dare we term them so ?) common skins, suchas rabbit, squirrel, opossum, raccoon, and even the domestic cat. Many perhapswill smile to see that pussy may be made into a thing of use and beauty, butif the furriers will… … Fig. 337. them the manner of tanning such skins, which even a lady may undertake ifshe is not over-fastidious, in which case, doubtless some of the gentlemen wouldundertake the operation. Once tanned, and these small skins may be cut andpieced together very readily; thus forming beautiful rugs,…
Decoration and ornament
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