Home decoration: art needle-work and embroidery; painting on silk, satin, and velvet; panel-painting; and wood-carving (1881)
Ruutz-Rees, Janet E. (Janet Emily), b. 1842 · New York : D. Appleton and Company · leaf 104
he companion design, Fig. 58, would be evenprettier, because it would admit of greater blending ofcolors; deeper greens for the blades of sea-grass, andgreenish browns for the weed, would look well upon aground of rich, deep crimson; but, necessarily, much mustdepend upon the dominant color of the… … Fig. 57. Fig. 58. hangings. An attempt has been made to introducevelvet chair-coverings, worked in raised stars in heavy 100 HOME DECORATION. bullion ; but, besides being very costly in the production,such efforts are ill repaid by the effect, as the bullion tar-nishes so very soon, and needs…
Needlework · Handicraft
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