Dresser, Christopher · London : Cassell, Petter, & Galpin · leaf 80
64 PKINCIPLES OF DESIGN. of furniture. Anything that is brittle is not suitable as an enrichment of wood- workj unless it can be so placed as to be out of danger. Ormolu ornaments^ when applied to cabinets and other works in wood^ are also never satisfactory. They look too separate from the wood of… … have before alluded (Fig. 41), and a painted cabinet by Mr. Burgess (Fig. 42), the well-known Gothic architect, whose architecture must be admired. Both of these works are worthy of study of a very careful kind. In the sideboard, notice first the general structure or construction of the work, then…
Decoration and ornament
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