Dresser, Christopher · London : and New York [etc.] Cassell, Petter, & Galpin · leaf 119
SiSiililKffif*1 f Fig. 83. 104 PRINCIPLES 01 DESIGN. far otherwise with those which ai-e used in vast quantities by the Americans.Judging from the carpets which they order, I imagine that nowhere on earth is tastein matters of decorative art so depraved as it is in America. It is true that thegreat… … Fig. 84. by coarse, raw-looking panel patterns, coloured in the most vulgar manner, andwithout even a hint at refinement or harmony of colour. Let the pattern be loud and inharmoniously coloured, and the chances of its sale in the American market!are great. But we must not forget that even in our…
Decoration and ornament
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