Pearce, Walter John · London : C. Griffin · leaf 271
s are addedin white, cream, &c, while the innermost ground shows spacesof black. Lapis Lazuli.—Lapis lazuli is used for special littlemedallions, &c. It is obtained from a pale blue ground; ultra-marine and gold leaf are used for the marbling and veiningrespectively. The veins are very fine… … Fig. 73.—Hog-hair softener. Devonshire Marble.—Devonshire marble is a conglomeratemass of ochres, reds, and browns, with white markings. It isrepresented upon a terra cotta ground by the use of feathers,sponge, and rags ; the veins being put in with a veining fitch(Fig. 72) or pencil.…
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