Examples of household taste . Pin- Cushions : Royal School of Needlework. The Lace Curtain, from the English Department, shown in our engravingon page 253, illustrates a favorite style of design for the decoration of thesefabrics. It has more solidity than the ordinary flower- and fern-patterns, andthe effect of the curtain when hanging in folds is heavy and rich. The con-ventional treatment of the palm-leaf, common in the decoration of Indian fabrics,is introduced here with striking effect; and in addition to these figures, garlandsof flowers depending from arches make a pleasing pattern for
Examples of household taste . Pin- Cushions : Royal School of Needlework. The Lace Curtain, from the English Department, shown in our engravingon page 253, illustrates a favorite style of design for the decoration of thesefabrics. It has more solidity than the ordinary flower- and fern-patterns, andthe effect of the curtain when hanging in folds is heavy and rich. The con-ventional treatment of the palm-leaf, common in the decoration of Indian fabrics,is introduced here with striking effect; and in addition to these figures, garlandsof flowers depending from arches make a pleasing pattern for the centre ofthe piece. It is well to observe how artistically the designer has preserved aproper balance in this elaborate work, lightening the figure above and massingit in the lower portion. In a previous number we have advocated the use of terra-cotta for pur- 258 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITI0N, 1876. poses of architectural and ornamental construction as one of the cheapest andmost durable materials known, particularly reco
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