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On the interior arrangement and decoration of the house
DOI article:Wall and ceiling decoration
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Wall and Ceiling Decoration
leaves and golden-brown roses with bluish-green His "Milk Thistle" (p. 129), with its splendid
sepals. The latter prominent detail in the design sweeping leaves produces, by the clever device of
illustrates the perfectly legitimate device of taking dotting parts of the background, a remarkably
some particular feature in nature and expanding handsome effect, notwithstanding it is executed in
or emphasising it for the purposes of ornament. no more than two printings, one tint each of blue
Mr. Haite's "Olympia" design (p. 119), with and light green. Two more designs by Mr. Heywood
green foliage shown up against blue squares and Sumner are the " Branksome " (p. 129), founded on
stripes, all in wash-tints, is an ingenious treatment the pansy, treated in rigid perpendicular lines, and
of a difficult subject. The lily is so conventional the "Apple-tree " (p. 129), in which the minute
a flower by nature that to translate it into a further detail is made to fall into broad masses arranged
degree of conventionality, suitable for ornament, is with almost Oriental effect.
not nearly so easy as one might be inclined to The remaining instance of Messrs. Jeffrey's
suppose. decoration shows the corner of a room (p. 117)
On the other hand, just because the rose lends with a very simple filling, surmounted by a frieze
itself readily to ornament, it has become so of tulips in vesicas, with connecting bands of
hackneyed that it is hard to strike out a fresh line abstract ornament, designed by Mr. Albert Warner,
in the ornamental treatment of the same; yet Mr. Three wall decorations by Mr. J. H. Dearie, for
George Walton's " Rambler " (p. 128) is not only a Messrs. Morris & Co., follow. The " Artichoke "
magnificent feat of decorative draughtsmanship, paper (p. 126) is a very fine composition of con-
but it is also decidedly a novel rendering, on the ventional floral forms in greens and blues and yellow
production of which Messrs. Jeffrey deserve sincere on a darker blue ground, covered with delicate little
congratulation. This de-
sign is printed in wash-
tints on white, the paper »MM5HMMBMHBiBEMaiMM^^^^M^^MB^^^^^^M
being of the unusual width r'iit.:~ :.;.jyeBMWM^^lMBfc-
of twenty-eight inches.
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designs by Mr. Allan F. *'£''•>'"«•> *f-*/"^t> >f 'J
Vigers, viz., the "Mallow" yL \f.J /** *'
(p. 128), in tones of mauve, TC* )\ V;* v^'»*
green and lavender; the }W )\/ i&TO "iO
"Campanula" (p. 128), %\J0] *>*J0j
with roses, irises, pansies \$'J ' V-,-*
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tints; the "Lavender" )pV* "j^H
(p. 129), with roses and ,> . 5 >.% i\ >
cornflowers; and the |1 4?$%/ MM,
"Daisy" (p. 1 28), a powder- V " K
ing of daisies and trefoils . RaSS
on a blue ground. All the jjl ) *v-S n
above four, as also a y ' > J\*P 'i J »»>>/
somewhat similar design 1 jj^f_ • *^ Jk .£> £'r x £-<*"Lr
(p. 118) of Messrs. / 'j .
Liberty's, consisting of \ VV>
roses, columbines, and v i .* > '"*'*>> p| J ' lyS
other blue flowers, recall *[**V^i«^ ^ £ -**V'\./>
the minute and careful JJ/*g»,, /^>*
drawing of certain old Ji>2? '*M > >,*Zi %'>
"Herbals." »'/*^ ^ >jA yk 'SP^ * "\ *
Mr. Heywood Sumner . jtlA Xi*
is another artist who '.^JSfkT-
contributes to Messrs. ceiling decoration designed and executed.
Jeffrey's wall decorations. in raised plaster by g. p. bankart
120
leaves and golden-brown roses with bluish-green His "Milk Thistle" (p. 129), with its splendid
sepals. The latter prominent detail in the design sweeping leaves produces, by the clever device of
illustrates the perfectly legitimate device of taking dotting parts of the background, a remarkably
some particular feature in nature and expanding handsome effect, notwithstanding it is executed in
or emphasising it for the purposes of ornament. no more than two printings, one tint each of blue
Mr. Haite's "Olympia" design (p. 119), with and light green. Two more designs by Mr. Heywood
green foliage shown up against blue squares and Sumner are the " Branksome " (p. 129), founded on
stripes, all in wash-tints, is an ingenious treatment the pansy, treated in rigid perpendicular lines, and
of a difficult subject. The lily is so conventional the "Apple-tree " (p. 129), in which the minute
a flower by nature that to translate it into a further detail is made to fall into broad masses arranged
degree of conventionality, suitable for ornament, is with almost Oriental effect.
not nearly so easy as one might be inclined to The remaining instance of Messrs. Jeffrey's
suppose. decoration shows the corner of a room (p. 117)
On the other hand, just because the rose lends with a very simple filling, surmounted by a frieze
itself readily to ornament, it has become so of tulips in vesicas, with connecting bands of
hackneyed that it is hard to strike out a fresh line abstract ornament, designed by Mr. Albert Warner,
in the ornamental treatment of the same; yet Mr. Three wall decorations by Mr. J. H. Dearie, for
George Walton's " Rambler " (p. 128) is not only a Messrs. Morris & Co., follow. The " Artichoke "
magnificent feat of decorative draughtsmanship, paper (p. 126) is a very fine composition of con-
but it is also decidedly a novel rendering, on the ventional floral forms in greens and blues and yellow
production of which Messrs. Jeffrey deserve sincere on a darker blue ground, covered with delicate little
congratulation. This de-
sign is printed in wash-
tints on white, the paper »MM5HMMBMHBiBEMaiMM^^^^M^^MB^^^^^^M
being of the unusual width r'iit.:~ :.;.jyeBMWM^^lMBfc-
of twenty-eight inches.
The very antithesis of mmammammmwtmlmSimii^^
the last named are four / V} ' Vs
designs by Mr. Allan F. *'£''•>'"«•> *f-*/"^t> >f 'J
Vigers, viz., the "Mallow" yL \f.J /** *'
(p. 128), in tones of mauve, TC* )\ V;* v^'»*
green and lavender; the }W )\/ i&TO "iO
"Campanula" (p. 128), %\J0] *>*J0j
with roses, irises, pansies \$'J ' V-,-*
and campanulas in wash- /f * YK /""*• ^ \
tints; the "Lavender" )pV* "j^H
(p. 129), with roses and ,> . 5 >.% i\ >
cornflowers; and the |1 4?$%/ MM,
"Daisy" (p. 1 28), a powder- V " K
ing of daisies and trefoils . RaSS
on a blue ground. All the jjl ) *v-S n
above four, as also a y ' > J\*P 'i J »»>>/
somewhat similar design 1 jj^f_ • *^ Jk .£> £'r x £-<*"Lr
(p. 118) of Messrs. / 'j .
Liberty's, consisting of \ VV>
roses, columbines, and v i .* > '"*'*>> p| J ' lyS
other blue flowers, recall *[**V^i«^ ^ £ -**V'\./>
the minute and careful JJ/*g»,, /^>*
drawing of certain old Ji>2? '*M > >,*Zi %'>
"Herbals." »'/*^ ^ >jA yk 'SP^ * "\ *
Mr. Heywood Sumner . jtlA Xi*
is another artist who '.^JSfkT-
contributes to Messrs. ceiling decoration designed and executed.
Jeffrey's wall decorations. in raised plaster by g. p. bankart
120