Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical use (1900)
Meyer, Franz Sales, 1849- · New York, B. Hessling · leaf 501
t the chain, heldhorizontally, is neutral, that is, of the same design upwards anddownwards, right and left (figs. 1, 4, 15, 17, 18); or it m.ay havean up and down (figs. 9 and 13); it may also have a lateral direction,in which case it is chiefly used to suspend objects (figs. 3, 10,and 12). Chains… … The Chain. Plate 274. 488 The Chain. — The Necklace. to their use, as Necklets and Belts, or to suspend Watches, Bags,Smelling-bottles, and similar articles. Heraldic and symbolic elementsare often found on Chains of Orders and Office, something like fig. 12.The size and material vary with the…
Decoration and ornament · Art objects
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