The craftsman . -\ ^ \ *t3 s :S AN ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBITION 49 the pile which catch the lights scatter it in glints, andspread over the surface of the fabric a velvety sheen. Thetexture is equaled by the design and the color. Fineeffects are obtained by the massing of dull yellows, darkblues and rich olive tones, the latter such as were used bythe English Pre-Raphaelite painters. The color schemeis in all cases aided, and not thwarted, by the pattern, and,as a whole, certain of the pieces are as good artistically asmany Oriental rugs which command high prices. An entire room of the exhibi-ti
The craftsman . -\ ^ \ *t3 s :S AN ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBITION 49 the pile which catch the lights scatter it in glints, andspread over the surface of the fabric a velvety sheen. Thetexture is equaled by the design and the color. Fineeffects are obtained by the massing of dull yellows, darkblues and rich olive tones, the latter such as were used bythe English Pre-Raphaelite painters. The color schemeis in all cases aided, and not thwarted, by the pattern, and,as a whole, certain of the pieces are as good artistically asmany Oriental rugs which command high prices. An entire room of the exhibi-tion was occupied by the Deerfield Arts and Crafts So-ciety. Here were shown the ** Blue and White ** em-broideries which perfectly reproduce the old domestic workof the same name; also, rugs or ** rag carpets, of whicheven the catalogue description is most attractive, by itssuggestions of soft, or harmonious color effects: mottledgreen, blue and gray, brown and green, brown and in vegetable fibres
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