Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · New York : D. Van Nostrand · leaf 185
-. Tortoiseshell mounted in metal has been largely used forbindings in Holland, Germany, and Spain. The backs arehinged to the sides with long snuff-box hinges, and the … Fig. 83.—Dutch bindingin tortoiseshell andsilver. MISCELLANEA. 163 shell itself is sometimes beautifully inlaid with silver andmother-of-pearl. Some of these covers are very small,particularly the Dutch ones, and designs are sometimesimpressed upon them. Mother-of-pearl has now and then been…
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