How to amuse yourself and others : the American girl's handy book (1887)
Beard, Lina, Beard, Adelia B. (Adelia Belle), 1857-1920 · New York : Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 471
ne boards,stained or painted to match the mantel-piece. Fig. 376 shows the effect of a mantel-shelf covered with en-amel-cloth made in imitation of leather. The color of the mate-rial used for the one from which our sketch is taken is dark red,and has a dull, soft finish like Russian leather. It is… … Fig. 376—Mantel-Shelf covered with Enamel-Cloth ornamented with Brass Curtain-Rings. A mantel-board of pine, two inches longer and two incheswider than the shelf, is always necessary when there is to be alambrequin, for upon this the lambrequin is tacked. Mantel-Pieces and Fire-Places. 455 First,…
