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Principles of decorative design (1870)

Dresser, Christopher · London ; New York : Cassell Petter & Galpin · leaf 99

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ornice being coloured with a pre-valence of dark blue, the walls being creani-coloiu down to the dado; the borderseparating the dado from the wall being black ornament on a dull orange-colour;and by the dado being chocolate with a black rosette upon it; the skirting boardsbeing bright black. The… … FiL. Gl. WALL-PAPERS. 87 below the cornice; such a border as Fig. 02 ma\- be employed in dull ci-angeand chocolate. A citrine wall comes well with a deep blue, or blue and white ceiling, if tlueprevails in the cornice, and this wall may have a dark blue (ultramarine and blackwith a little white)…

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