Practical taxidermy, and home decoration : together with general information for sportsmen (1880)
Batty, Joseph H., d. 1906 · New York : Orange Judd Company · leaf 184
be used for cut flowers. Inwinter it presents an attractive sight, filled with ferns,grasses, and dried flowers, and having vines of the climb-ing fern trailing from bowl to base. Some employ thepolished and carved Nautilus ; although the pearly lustreis brought out in these, I prefer the natural… … ^giililiiiHliwiiilliiii^* SHELL BRACKET. their beautiful colors may be brought out by dippingthem for a few minutes in muriatic acid, two-thirdsdiluted with hot water. Shell-brackets can be made in various effective styles.They should have wooden backs slightly smaller than theoutlines of the back…
Taxidermy · Interior decoration
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