Household elegancies : suggestions in household art and tasteful home decorations (1876)
Jones, C. S., Mrs, Williams, Henry T · New York : H. T. Williams · leaf 45
berof one size and kind must be prepared. By the application of these pressed leaves, many worn and defaced articles,such as cabinets, boxes, cases, frames, and sets of bed-room furniture, may berenovated and made to appear like rich inlaid wood. In forming the patterns upon the wood, regard must… … Fig. 12. Fancy Box. After pressing the leaves, which must be handled carefully on account oftheir brittleness, proceed to arrange them in figures or borders, on a sheet ofwhite paper. Then, having the wooden surface made perfectly smooth and stained in imita-tion of ebony, proceed to apply each…
Decoration and ornament
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