Godey's lady's book 1861 Jan -June; Jul - Dec (1861)
Hale, Sarah Josepha, 1788 - 1879, Godey, Louis Antoine, 1804 - 1878 (eds.) · Philadelphia: Louis A. Godey · leaf 434
oxes,tliecoversofblotting-books, cigar-cases, baskets,etc., are the articles most ordinarily painted,and these may be obtained at all fancy reposi-tories. They are made of a hard and fine-grainedwhite wood, and turned; for if the surfacewere not smooth and even, no pleasing effectcould be produced.… … •li.VAMrNTAI, CABD-iA-i: where a rich mosaic pattern of bright colorsoutlined with gold is thrown up on a blackground, or might have been thrown upon awhite or a silver ground. The screen, of which a cut is given at thecommencement of this article, has no othergrounding than the pure white wood.…
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