The practical book of period furniture, treating of furniture of the English, American colonial and post-colonial and principal French periods (1914)
Eberlein, Harold Donaldson, McClure, Abbot, 1879- · Philadelphia, London, J.B. Lippincott Company · leaf 276
painted by Angelica Kauffmann,Cipriani and other noted artists (Plate XXII. p. 190),were masterpieces in themselves. Satinwood furniturewas only partially painted, as the wood itself made amost desirable background. Articles intended to bewholly covered with paint and gilding were made of ^-r… … THE BROTHERS ADAM 199 also for entirely covering mirror frames, girandolesand pier tables (Plate XXIII, p. 194). TYPES OF DECORATIVE DESIGN The types of decorative design used by the BrothersAdam were exceedingly rich in variety, and might beclassified as architectural, floral and animal. Under the…
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