Beautiful homes : or, Hints in house furnishing (1878)
Williams, Henry T, Jones, C. S., Mrs · New York : Henry T. Williams, Publisher · leaf 57
accomplished withrooms inferior in size ; * * « by theskillful use of curtains. If a gentleman in London enters ahouse with the intention of decoratingit in accordance with principles of Art,his first work probably will be to tearaway the folding doors, or single doorswhich divide the drawing-room.… … Fig. 11. and the curtain is more graceful than any arch or architraves for that purpose.The sketch we give of a curtained alcove in the drawing-room of Mr. AlmaTadema, the distinguished artist, will give some idea of these charming effectsof hangings in place of doors. Besides the graceful drapery…
Decoration and ornament
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