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The application of ornament (1888)

Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910 · London, B.T. Batsford · leaf 52

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on the wheel, he wouldsurely find in it still further facilities. If theblunt forms produced by his finger-tips arewanting somewhat in precision, he mighteven use the modelling-tool (reticently, asan artist would) to make indentations smallerthan with his fingers only he could. Butthat is a very… … Photo-Timtty J-Atterm.n,6.ljDB«n Squ«r«.W C. Where to Stop in Ornament. ai the hand. If any such final shaving is to takeplace there is, artistically, small reason for thepreparatory process of throwing. The thingmight just as well be cast, or otherwise mecha-nically made from the commencement,…

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