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Godey's lady's book (1840)

Philadelphia, Pa. : L.A. Godey · leaf 498

An illustration from Godey's lady's book, 1840, leaf 498
contrast to the hori-zontal lines of the cornice and the curves of thedrapery. The piece of which the tail is formedshould be three times the width of what it ap-pears when finished. Fig. 5. A drapery of the same form as Fig. 2 may bemade with a double cord in place of the pipes,each cord being… … 7/-V>>0 Figs. 5 and 6 represent different styles, goodin themselves and suggestive of numerous mo-difications. Fig. 7 is a design in which the drapery ap-pears to be supported by a rope instead of acornice, which has a novel and pleasing effect.The rope is stretched uponthree blocks of wood…

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