Our homes; how to beautify them. One hundred and fifty engravings (1888)
[Martin, George A.] d. 1904 · New York, O. Judd co. · leaf 82
ground.Insert this panel at the back, and fasten with tacks.Pressed ferns and autumn leaves are then arranged uponthis foundation, and brightened by covering with a thincoat of varnish, applied with a camels hair brush. Inhouses where open fires are still enjoyed, a low screen ofthis kind is useful… … FIG. 62.—ORNAMENTED MATTING SCREEN. a screen of India matting with morning-glory pattern.It is made by cutting off the selvage on the lower edgeof the matting, which is then ravelled out to form afringe. The design is painted on in oil, the latticebeing done in a fine line of black; the…
Fancy work · Interior decoration
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