Woman’s handiwork in modern homes, by Constance Cary Harrison; with numerous illustrations and five colored plates from designs by Samuel Colman, Rosina Emmet, George Gibson, and others (1881)
Harrison, Burton, Mrs., 1843-1920 · [New York] C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 120
Macrame. (Old Italian.) be seen in every drawing-room ; now, they have slippedfrom the finders of the fickle fair, and rolled away to some EMBROIDERY. 91 … Macrame. (Modern.) 92 W< MAX S HANDIWORK. neglected corner. It is possible that the piteous complaints made by fashionable workers, of hands chafed and woundedin handling the strong linen thread required, may in somedegree account for the brief reign of Macrame. The old painters recognized the…
Interior decoration · Embroidery · Painting · Decoration and ornament
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