Dillaway, Theodore Milton, 1874- [from old catalog] · Springfield, Mass., Milton Bradley company · leaf 186
ial of beauty in a piece of furniture, is atonce apparent in the colonial desk. Strength andrepose are obtained through preserving the horizontaland vertical lines in the structure, and the wonderfullyfine sweep of line at the base softens the severity of thestraight elements. The color of the wood… … PLATE LX. of this mission sideboard, fig. a, plate LX. Its straightlines will contrast admirably with the curved surfacesof china and silver placed upon it. In contrast the flamboyant ornament on the goldenoak sideboard, fig. b, plate LX, is vulgar and offensive.This excess of ornament is…
School decoration · Interior decoration
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