. The Englishman's house, from a cottage to a mansion. A practical guide to members of building societies, and all interested in selecting or building a house . nd it is the servants^ staircase, having a largewindow and skylight. The lower portion of thiswindow is divided into three lights by two pilastersacting as mullions. The circle above the transome isfilled with a richly painted subject, representing abasket of flowers and scrollwork on a ruby basket is formed of emerald glass, the ground ofthe surrounding portions is richly embossed glass,the chief portions white, the small p
. The Englishman's house, from a cottage to a mansion. A practical guide to members of building societies, and all interested in selecting or building a house . nd it is the servants^ staircase, having a largewindow and skylight. The lower portion of thiswindow is divided into three lights by two pilastersacting as mullions. The circle above the transome isfilled with a richly painted subject, representing abasket of flowers and scrollwork on a ruby basket is formed of emerald glass, the ground ofthe surrounding portions is richly embossed glass,the chief portions white, the small portions ruby,yellow and blue, the latter with white ornaments uponit. The three lights between the pilasters are filledwith embossed glass, and the whole is Surrounded byborders of scrollwork richly embossed, stained andpainted; the ruby ground is shown in the drawing byvertical lines, the yellow by oblique lines, and the blueby horizontal lines. The expense, including the zinc-work for fixing the glass to the upper portion or fan-light, was 22I. 6s.; the lower portion cost 8/. 10s. It wasthe work of Messrs. Baillie and Co. of Wardour Street. z >c A SCULPTORS VILLA. 339 T~\URING the year 1850 the author^ in conjunc-tion with the late Mr. Joha Britton, , wasengaged in making some topographical sketches inone of the western counties of England. He becamefor a short time the guest of one of its principalresidents—a gentleman who had succeeded to thepossession of more than a million of money, the resultof a relatives gains as a merchant in the City. Hehad filled the small house he was then inhabiting Avitha very fine collection of antique bronzes : also withancient and modern statuary. The house was occu-pied in every corner with these valuable and beauti-ful works of art. He was then having another houseof larger dimensions erected to receive them. Con-siderable discussion took place at his table betweenhimself and his visitors, among whom were two orthree distingu
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