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 225
-plates improvised by the operator, using a brushcharged with liquid gold, which can be bought, by the bot-tle, of any dealer in artists supplies. A variety of figuresmay be drawn upon card-board, then cut out with sharpscissors, leaving spaces and perforations through which toapply the gold over… … Decorated Door Panels. MODERN HOMES. l8l Oblongs of gray linen have been embroidered in crewelto insert in door-panels ; and gold paper, painted over aground of Chinese white with sketchy wild-flowers in water-color, is also used for this purpose. Painting with oils is a more durable style of…
Interior decoration · Embroidery · Painting · Decoration and ornament
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