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Principles of decorative design (1873)

Dresser, Christopher · London : and New York [etc.] Cassell, Petter, & Galpin · leaf 116

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low-tonedcolours will be simply neutral,while that produced by the pri-mary colours will be bloomyas well as neutral, and if yellowsand reds slightly predominate inthe intermingling of colours, theeffect will be glowing or radiant. The radiant, or glowing,bloomy neutrality of effect isthat which it… … Fig. Si. the want of judgment on the part of the manufacturer, whereby he fails to producesuch patterns ; or the want of taste on the part of the consumer, owing to which hebuys works of a more vulgar character. I have designed carpets in which I havesought to realise as much of this effect as I…

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