Household elegancies : suggestions in household art and tasteful home decorations (1876)
Jones, C. S., Mrs, Williams, Henry T · New York : H. T. Williams · leaf 135
>vine, which is extremely beautiful in this kind of work. The blossoms are 132 HOUSEHOLD ELEGANCIES. formed by fastening a number of petals around a piece of covered wire, andarranging them in loose, graceful clusters. The leaves are of beautiful form. … Fig. 20. Clock-Shelf,and the gilt molds may be obtained at the wax-flower establishments. Theform of the petal is shown at A A, and the completed corolla at B, with theleaf, C. Each petal must be made concave by roll-ing upon the inner surface with therounded end of a proper-sized molding-tool. The…
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