A grammar of colouring, applied to decorative painting and parts (1888)
Field, George, 1777?-1854, Davidson, Ellis A., d. 1878 · London : Crosby Lockwood · leaf 225
ears, however, no relation to a tooth, but is merely a solid rendering of the zigzag, and consists of a series of pyramids placed on their bases next to each other, and sometimes pierced with the trefoil ornament. It Fig. 28. is also frequently ren- dered as a flower with four petals bent… … Fig. 30. Fig. 29. what has been called "diapering."* The diaper con- sisted of a small flower, or geometrical pattern, carved in low relief, the design being repeated in separate * The origin of this term has been much discussed. It is supposed to he taken from a kind of cloth worked in small…
Colors · Painting -- Technique
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