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Sun dials and roses of yesterday; garden delights which are here displayed in every truth and are moreover regarded as emblems (1902)

Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York; London : Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 285

An illustration from Sun dials and roses of yesterday; garden delights which are here displayed in every truth and are moreover regarded as emblems, 1902, leaf 285
lowingin buff and sal-mon and terra-cottalines, like a greattinted flower,against its ever-green background.The ceramic artoffers pedestals forsun-dials. I haveseen them of terra-cotta which weresatisfactory, thoughmany are too or-nate. A very goodone, made by Messrs. F. Barker & Son, London,… … Terra-cotta Pillar. Pedestals and Gnomons 209 field. New Jersey, makes a very good blue and graystoneware dial-face. I have also seen Chinese vasesand garden seats transformed into dial-pillars, but theyhave in general rather a make-shift air. A pretty oneat Floral Park is shown on one page of this…

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