Period furnishings; an encyclopedia of historic furniture, decorations and furnishings (1911)
Clifford, C. R. (Chandler Robbins), 1858-1935 · New York, Clifford & Lawton · leaf 159
Embroidery at the same timehad done marvelously well. Therefining and spinning of gold hadbeen very successful in France,and in all the countries of Europesince the Fifteenth Century the artof embroidering official robes andecclesiastical ornamenfs had devel-oped considerably. Oriental foliation… … ground. The warp threads of the Fig. I. Groupdesign. Executed1610, velvets which make the fancy effects are crimson. Itfollowed the Chinese taste of the period. (Seepage144.) At the end of the Sixteenth Century, designswere of small dimensions—detached floral pieces,palms and fleur-de-lis. They…
Interior decoration · Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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