Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 161
ke the Cantonmatting we are familiar with, though in the better, class ofmats of a little finer quality. The edges are trimmed trueand square, and the two longer sides are bordered on the uppersurface and edge with a strip of black linen an inch or morein width (fig. 100). The making of mats is… … Fig. 100. —Mat. As we have before remarked, the architect invariably planshis rooms to accommodate a certain number of mats; and sincethese mats have a definite size, any indication on the plan ofthe number of mats a room is to contain gives at once its di-mensions also. The mats are laid in the…
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