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Godey's lady's book (1840)

Philadelphia, Pa. : L.A. Godey · leaf 84

An illustration from Godey's lady's book, 1840, leaf 84
t donewith the help of a pair of compasses, as it isnecessary that they should be yery exact.Then take two small pieces of maize-tintedribbon, or gold-colored silk, and cut them rounda little larger, so that they may well wrap overthe edges of the cardboard ; then fasten^ themon with stitches at… … small black bead in the centre. The figuresought to be very neatly put in. When the two rounds of cardboard have beenthus covered, and the face of the watch drawnin, the turquoise beads are next to be arrangedround the edges of both, as well as in the cen-tral ornament at the back. Then a gold…

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