Studio: international art (22.1901)

Russian Decorative Art

white they left its natural
tint. Towards the end of
1891, Miss N. Davidoff
was induced by Mrs.
Jacounchikoff to go to So-
lomenka, and so delighted
was she with the natural
taste displayed by these
women, and their facility
in plying the needle, that
she, then and there,
started to design portieres,
panels, reticules, etc., for
them to execute. This
modern element naturally
led to the introduction
of new colours (always
obtained from vegetable
dyes), and the revival of
many stitches which had
fallen into disuse. The
panels by Nathalie Davi- •
doff, here illustrated, give
a good idea of the range
of her artistic vision. For
charm of colouring and a
certain naivete' of expres-
sion it would be difficult
to surpass her designs.
She invariably uses two or

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book-cover by marie jacounchikoff-weber linen as foundation for her

viding all necessary ma-

the only other colour they
knew was a green, ex-
tracted from saw-wort; settlf. designed by helen tolenoff
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