The practical upholsterer : giving clear directions for skillfully performing all kinds of upholsteres' [sic] work in leather, silk, plush, reps, cottons, velvets, and carpetings : also, for stuffing, embossing, welting, and covering all kinds of mattresses, &c. ... : fully illustrated with engravings of tools, sketches of furniture, and numerous full-page illustrations of original decorative designs (1891)
Hodgson, Fred. T. (Frederick Thomas), 1836-1919 · New York : Industrial Publication Co. · leaf 85
79 MANTEL BE A PERT. Figs. 41 and 42 show two other methods of draping a mantel. Fig. 41 looks extremely well in plush, with Persian trimmings in colors to suit. Fig. 42 shows a very elaborate mantel-draping that may be arranged to suit the color of the furniture, paper, or other decoration in the… … Mirror Drapery. — To carry out the design shown in Fig. 43, the festoons are cut separate from the side-wings and heading-piece; the two center-pieces are also separate (covered pieces of buckram). The wings and tails are cut
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