Our homes and their adornments; . the stationary character, and the fact that they excludethe light from the top, whence it is so desirable, has servedto make them unpopular, though they are still made in richmaterial, cut in all manner of forms, and trimmed withfringe and heavy gimps. Tables. Many an old table could be made good-looking and use-ful by ebonizing the lower part, laying a thickness of wad-ding over the top, and covering with a piece of crimsonfelting. Braid or ribbon could be ajppliqued on a band togo round the table, and the edge could be trimmed withworsted frin
Our homes and their adornments; . the stationary character, and the fact that they excludethe light from the top, whence it is so desirable, has servedto make them unpopular, though they are still made in richmaterial, cut in all manner of forms, and trimmed withfringe and heavy gimps. Tables. Many an old table could be made good-looking and use-ful by ebonizing the lower part, laying a thickness of wad-ding over the top, and covering with a piece of crimsonfelting. Braid or ribbon could be ajppliqued on a band togo round the table, and the edge could be trimmed withworsted fringe. I have seen a haif-moon-shaped tablecovered with dark blue cloth, and with a fall of worstedembroidery which was worked in subdivisions by half a 278 Oili nOMKH ASD THEIR ADURXMKXTS. dozen difflniit friends. A clover-leaf tabk^ is now oftencovered with tin(! crasli, and the fall eniltroidered in crewels. TaHLE-(.()VER. The ilkistration shows a completed ilesign of an orna-mental table-cover. The cover is often made very much. Fig. 62. longer, affording an excellent opportunity for decoration,and adding, of course, to the cost and labor of making. This cover is of fawn-colored cloth, ornamentedelaborately on the ends in a])plication embroidery. ^ ANTIQUE FURNITURE. 279 The design figures which look dark in the illustrationare applied in brown cloth; and on each leaf of the largemiddle application figure, apply a piece of dark brown vel-vet. Edge all the applied figures with fawn-colored soutache,and besides, ornament the pieces of velvet in point russeembroidery with fawn-colored saddlers silk. For the linesof the design, sew on broad soutache in two shades. Thecover is bordered with light brown, open silk fringe, an inchand a quarter wide. The lining is brown percale. A Friendship Cushion Is divided by black lines into squares a few inches across,and filled in to suit the taste of each worker. Japanese quilt, described under chapter on screens,makes a handsome chair or sofa
Size: 1405px × 1779px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjectinterio, bookyear1884
