Dresser, Christopher · London : and New York [etc.] Cassell, Petter, & Galpin · leaf 173
Fi-. 1S3. doors and window-shutters, skirting and panelling that the carpenter has fashionedout of red or yellow deal, assume the appearance of oak, or maple, or satinwood, by 158 PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN. … the deceptive skill of the grainer. In noease can the imitation ever approach a fairresemblance to the reality it is proposed toimitate. The coarse, rough grain of the softfreestone, which is incapable of receiving apolish, or rather of being polished until itbecomes as smooth, and even, and…
Decoration and ornament
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