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Principles of decorative design (1870)

Dresser, Christopher · London ; New York : Cassell Petter & Galpin · leaf 117

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Fig. 83. 104 PRIXCin.ES OF DESIGN. far otherwise willi those which are used in vast quantities hy the Amerioans.Jiulging- from the eari)ets 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 tliat tliegreat tioral… … Fig S4. by coarse, raw-lociking panel patterns, coloured in the most vulgar manner, andwithout even a hint at refinement or harmony of colour. Let the pattern be loudand inharmoniously coloured, and the chances of its sale in the American marketare great. But we must not forget that even in our own…

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