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Woman's handiwork in modern homes (1881)

Harrison, Burton, Mrs., 1843-1920 · [New York] : Scribner's Sons · leaf 251

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MODERN HOMES. 191 of a square Puritan Cromwell " in oak, severely plain save for its dark cushion in maroon plush. Gilt wicker, flaunt- ing with bows like a bed of poppies, confronts the rigid dignity of a Tudor or Eastlake specimen in solid wood, while India teak and Wakefield rattan hob-nob most… … Design for Embroidered Chair-Cover or Cushion. dially. The Chinese bamboo chairs, gilded, are light and elegant when sparingly introduced, and the old mahogany three-cornered fireside chairs, for which cushions may be worked in cross-stitch tapestry in faded colors, bring back delightfully the…

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