Embroidery and fancy work, containing directions for embroidering, painting, modelling, carving, etc (1899)
Belford, Clarke & Co · Chicago · leaf 144
handsor clothes. Lay it on with a small brush, imitating themottling of real tortoise shell. Give the horn several coatsof this, letting it dry between each application. Then layit for a few hours in vinegar and alum, wash it in clearwater and polish. I have n.ot tried it, but I fancy thishorn so… … REPOUSSEE WORK. One of the latest fashions in decoration art is for Vammered metal work. Like most of our present decorationit is but an old—a very old—fashion revived. BenvenutoCellini, who lived early in the sixteenth century, didmuch to develope this art in its various branches. To the…
Embroidery
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