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 40
the specimens religiouslypreserved by other European na-tions, seem to bring us in actual con-tact with life after the fashion ofthose periods, as nothing else can.One scents the atmosphere of an an-cient court in approaching them,and goes away on tiptoe ! To many of us, cross stitch ischiefly… … Hardwick Hall, More glass than wall, the many-windowed mansion of the Marquis of Hartington,in Derbyshire, are to be seen, among rich stores of ancientneedlework, samplers framed and glazed with other piecesof hand-wrought tapestry, applied to furniture. Much ofthis work was the solace of Mary…
Interior decoration · Embroidery · Painting · Decoration and ornament
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