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Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (1897)

Ward, James, 1851-1924 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 125

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although the ornament is very simplein character, is better, and less monotonous, for instance, io6 HISTORIC ORNAMENT. than the Indian wood-carving decoration. The designstake the form of panels of flower and leaf ornamentplaced side by side, bands of guilloches, chevrons,running ornament, and… … Fig. 92.—Glazed Pottery of Smdh. (B.) air may circulate round the inner porous bowl. This wareis coloured a dark green or a golden brown glaze. The Sindh glazed pottery is beautiful, though very simplein colour and decoration. The colours are mostly blue oftwo or three shades, turquoise greens, and…

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