The science of taste: being a treatise on its principles (1879)
G. L · London, E. Stanford · leaf 116
THE SCIENCE OF TASTE. 98 design (Fig. 44) ; but the fascination lies in their sup- posed symbolism. In the same manner the Newfound- land dog is introduced upon the hearth-rug, and the cave canem into the mosaic of the vestibule, in order to denote a vigilance exercised Fig. 44. against… … intended to hold bouquets will BAILS OF GEOMETRIC DESIGN. have flowers painted all round them, and dessert-services will be exquisitely embel- lished with apricots, peaches, and other luscious pro- ducts. Pheasant-pie will be denoted by an effigy of a pheasant ; the handle of a butter-pot will be…
Aesthetics
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