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Our homes and their adornment: (1883)

Varney, Almon Clother, 1849- [from old catalog] · Detroit, Mich., J. C. Chilton & co. · leaf 318

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Fig. 66. afford a plain mantel of wood which they may render veryattractive by the following method:— Take panels, or squares of glass, and if one is not artist STYLE OF LOUNGE. 291 enough to venture on original designs, select pleasing pict-ures of birds, flowers, grains, children, animals, or… … from the great chromo-field, cut them out nicely, and gumthem upon the glass, face downward, covering the whole 292 OUB HOMES AND THEIR ADORNMENTS. with a coat of paint in shades of blue, lavender, or sea-green.The right side of the glass then bears a fair resemblance toa china painting. These…

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