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 223
roic treat-ment is not always imperative in the present reign of por- i78 WOMAN S HANDIWORK. tieres. Sometimes a door opening inward displays a surfacetotally inharmonious with the decoration of the interior; andmany people submit to the annoyance with helpless resigna-tion, seeking no remedy for… … arranged long ago by the pilgrim who owned it as to pointin the direction of Mecca—or any other quaint product ofan Oriental loom in your possession, might be hung on theoffending door, and would transform it into a most invitingpoint of observation. A plaque of Benares brass could besecured on…
Interior decoration · Embroidery · Painting · Decoration and ornament
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