The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopædia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework ... (1882)
Caulfeild, S. F. A. (Sophia Frances Anne), 1824-1911, Saward, Blanche C · London : L. Upcott Gill · leaf 80
ate being in-jurious to the preservation of materials, and the longcivil war3 proving destructive to much that had escapedthe action of the climate; but the ancient designs arecontinually reproduced with extreme fidelity, the Chinesemind being averse to novelty anl change, and preferringwhat is… … Fig. 12(. CHINESE EMBROIDERY. That giving the best Fur is a native of Buenos Ayresand Arica, and is of a silver grey, the darkest andbest in colour coming from the latter place. Thosefrom Lima are short in the Fur, and inferior in quality.The Fur is extremely soft and delicate, and lies as…
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