A book of studies in plant form with some suggestions for their application to design (1896)
Lilley, A. E. V, Midgeley, W., joint author · New York : Scribner · leaf 100
Fig. 127.—Blackberrj. TEXTILES 85 evident that for this purpose the details cannot be too simpleand conventional. Moreover, as explained in the first chapter,naturalistic forms mechanically repeated over a space cannever make good ornament. Every tone and colour is, of course, printed from a… … Fig. 128.—Cretonne based on Blackberry (30 inches wide). prevent disappointment it is advisable to assist the tracer byleaving a definite edge to each bit of colour in the design. The colours used for printed fabrics (except floorcloths)are transparent, so that an increased number of shades maybe…
Decoration and ornament
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