Coleman, Oliver · New York, Fox Duffield & Company · leaf 159
ed books, lamps andtheir shades, vases, card receivers, ink bottles, bowls, and so forth. Exactlythe same principle applies to these objects; they should frankly acknowl-edge in their shape and decoration the use for which they are intended.The vases are intended to hold flowers, and should be so… … SMALL ORNAMENTS There is no species of animal, and no period of human costume that has been neglected by busy searchers after novelty. It is truly appalling to see cast aluminum knights in full armor hold aloft by their slender wrists huge reservoirs and gigantic shades which are so out of…
Architecture, Domestic
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