Decorative painting : a practical handbook of painting & etching upon various objects & materials for decoration of our homes (1910)
Saward, Blanche C., author · London : L. Upcott Gill ; New York : Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 46
HIS art was much practised in England during the first half of the present century, and it has of late years attracted notice, as it is a suitable one for decorating mantel borders, door panels, and curtain borders. The difficulties of the work arise from the great power of absorbing colour in the…
Decoration and ornament
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