. Decorative textiles; an illustrated book on coverings for furniture, walls and floors, including damasks, brocades and velvets, tapestries, laces, embroideries, chintzes, cretones, drapery and furniture trimmings, wall papers, carpets and rugs, tooled and illuminated leathers. (1) City Hall , N< » ^ ..lU. ( J) 1 he M,ililr Ml \ \\I l\ri!l()riC I) .Icltiii]). a lrcnfli (ifsi^m-r working in \i-\\ ^^)l•k 393 WALL PAPERS face are tor hatli rooms and kitchens, and some are ailapted to serveas gronnd for decorative painting or stencilling. Some emph


. Decorative textiles; an illustrated book on coverings for furniture, walls and floors, including damasks, brocades and velvets, tapestries, laces, embroideries, chintzes, cretones, drapery and furniture trimmings, wall papers, carpets and rugs, tooled and illuminated leathers. (1) City Hall , N< » ^ ..lU. ( J) 1 he M,ililr Ml \ \\I l\ri!l()riC I) .Icltiii]). a lrcnfli (ifsi^m-r working in \i-\\ ^^)l•k 393 WALL PAPERS face are tor hatli rooms and kitchens, and some are ailapted to serveas gronnd for decorative painting or stencilling. Some emphasisethe texture of tlie basic muslin or canvas oi- burlap, whilst others addmetal effects or imitate the textiue of leatlier or Japanese grass cloth,or are overprinted with small wall ])aper ])atterns. The surface effectof these prepared cloths is much softer and more agreeable than thatof most plasters and wall papers. Credit for illustrMtidMN: Pliites I, l\ to \III, W, Harry Wcanu-; Ilate II. the .Mctrci-l)()lit;in Aluseiiin of Art; Iliitfs I \. X, A. I,. DiMineiit & to., Aiiiericari re])reseiitatives ofDefossc (.S; Kartli; Plates X, XII to XI \, A. K. Bnlkelev, American rejireseiitative of .Morris &Conipanv; Plates X\I to XX. .\l. H. Bivfie .S; .Sons Co. CH


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