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 82
l shown in bringing together both weaving andembroidery. Much of the architectural accessories is loom-wrought, while the extremities of the evangelists are alldone by the needle ; but the head, neck and long beard areworked by themselves upon very fine linen, and afterwardsput together in such a… … DOORWAY AND DRAPERY, BY LOUIS C TIFFANY. EMBROIDERY. 59 upon the grounding of the article ; the features of the faceand the contours of the body were then wrought by theneedle in very narrow lines done in brown silk-thread. Attimes, even this much of embroidery was set aside for thepainting-brush,…
Interior decoration · Embroidery · Painting · Decoration and ornament
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