Artificial Lighting
correctly drawn, toes downwards, aS^MHHHl^BP female figure in white, against a
as was the custom with mediaeval green foliage background, relieved
horsemen, wearing pointed sol- by a few bright dashes of colour,
lerets, to ride. The whole is in such as red roses and bluish
pale greens, browns, and pearly- purple sleeve lining,
grey, the strongest note of colour ^nfell*!^-, ' Although of a totally different
consisting of the blue water in order of work' the last-named
the immediate foreground. In
the sky are introduced some bull's-
eye roundels, evidently a favourite
device with this firm, as witness
two more of their designs (p. 148),
one of which has for its most
prominent feature, as has also
another panel (p. 148), a dome
supported on a circular colonnade,
eminiscent of the well-known form
of the temple of Vesta at Tivoli.
candlestick in
wrought copper
designed by
r. ll. is. rathbone
executed by jesson,
isirkett & co., ltd.
The remaining artist's glass mosaic
illustrations of (opposite) may be
Messrs. William mentioned here.
Morris & Co.'s Against a golden-
glasswork consist brown background
of six windows of small tessera? the
(pp. 145 and 151) three figures show ».„,„„,
vrr 7J 01 & newel-post lamp in
of various shapes up in coloured robes hammered "pevvtal"
and sizes, includ- —Queen Guinevere designed by p. a. hill
' _ " executed by
ing roses orna- in deep orange- n. & e. spittle
mentally treated yellow, with a red
and other floral coif on her head;
forms of more Vivien in dark blue, and Enid in light blue. The
abstract type, the roses at set intervals in the side borders make
flowers being ar- brilliant patches of red.
ranged for the
most part on ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING,
severely geometri- Of the several different systems of artificial
cal lines. lighting the most modern are, perhaps, the most
Mr. Harrington difficult to provide artistic fittings for, through lack
Mann's panel of precedent to aid the designer; at the same time
(opposite), with a this very absence of precedent leaves him all the
scroll-inscribed greater liberty to follow the bent of such inventive
table lamp in wrought " " ^ ^ ^ p°ss6ss:
iron and "grey" brass ye roses while ye By far the largest majority of fittings for lighting
EXEcuraD^ L" SI,'ENCER may," is a pictur- purposes will be found to be of metal, which
artificers' guild ltd. esque design of a indeed comprehends an almost unlimited range of
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correctly drawn, toes downwards, aS^MHHHl^BP female figure in white, against a
as was the custom with mediaeval green foliage background, relieved
horsemen, wearing pointed sol- by a few bright dashes of colour,
lerets, to ride. The whole is in such as red roses and bluish
pale greens, browns, and pearly- purple sleeve lining,
grey, the strongest note of colour ^nfell*!^-, ' Although of a totally different
consisting of the blue water in order of work' the last-named
the immediate foreground. In
the sky are introduced some bull's-
eye roundels, evidently a favourite
device with this firm, as witness
two more of their designs (p. 148),
one of which has for its most
prominent feature, as has also
another panel (p. 148), a dome
supported on a circular colonnade,
eminiscent of the well-known form
of the temple of Vesta at Tivoli.
candlestick in
wrought copper
designed by
r. ll. is. rathbone
executed by jesson,
isirkett & co., ltd.
The remaining artist's glass mosaic
illustrations of (opposite) may be
Messrs. William mentioned here.
Morris & Co.'s Against a golden-
glasswork consist brown background
of six windows of small tessera? the
(pp. 145 and 151) three figures show ».„,„„,
vrr 7J 01 & newel-post lamp in
of various shapes up in coloured robes hammered "pevvtal"
and sizes, includ- —Queen Guinevere designed by p. a. hill
' _ " executed by
ing roses orna- in deep orange- n. & e. spittle
mentally treated yellow, with a red
and other floral coif on her head;
forms of more Vivien in dark blue, and Enid in light blue. The
abstract type, the roses at set intervals in the side borders make
flowers being ar- brilliant patches of red.
ranged for the
most part on ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING,
severely geometri- Of the several different systems of artificial
cal lines. lighting the most modern are, perhaps, the most
Mr. Harrington difficult to provide artistic fittings for, through lack
Mann's panel of precedent to aid the designer; at the same time
(opposite), with a this very absence of precedent leaves him all the
scroll-inscribed greater liberty to follow the bent of such inventive
table lamp in wrought " " ^ ^ ^ p°ss6ss:
iron and "grey" brass ye roses while ye By far the largest majority of fittings for lighting
EXEcuraD^ L" SI,'ENCER may," is a pictur- purposes will be found to be of metal, which
artificers' guild ltd. esque design of a indeed comprehends an almost unlimited range of
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