Principles of decorative design . Fig. 83. 104 OF DESIGN. far otherwise willi those which are used in vast quantities hy the from the eari)ets which they order, I imagine that nowhere on earth is tastein matters of decorative art so depraved as it is in America. It is true tliat tliegreat tioral patterns have ceased to be demanded by them, but they are only replaced. Fig S4. by coarse, raw-lociking panel patterns, coloured in the most vulgar manner, andwithout even a hint at refinement or harmony of colour. Let the pattern be loudand inharmoniously coloured, and
Principles of decorative design . Fig. 83. 104 OF DESIGN. far otherwise willi those which are used in vast quantities hy the from the eari)ets which they order, I imagine that nowhere on earth is tastein matters of decorative art so depraved as it is in America. It is true tliat tliegreat tioral patterns have ceased to be demanded by them, but they are only replaced. Fig S4. by coarse, raw-lociking panel patterns, coloured in the most vulgar manner, andwithout even a hint at refinement or harmony of colour. Let the pattern be loudand inharmoniously coloured, and the chances of its sale in the American marketare great. But we must not forget that even in our own country bad patterns sell equallyas well as good, inartistic patterns as well as those which are of a more refinedcharacter, and that even here in CJreat Britain more of the indifferent, if not of the WANT OF NOVELTY IN PATTERNS. lO-J very l)ad, sells than of the good. Let us cast the beam, then, from our owneye, before we try to extract it from that of another. The ground colour of a carpet may vary much, as we all know; it may Ije black,blue, red, green, or white, or any other colour. If the ground of a is purewhite, it is almost impossible that it look well. When I make this assertion I amoften told that some of the Indian carpets which I so much admire have whitegrounds. This is
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