The Studio yearbook of decorative art (1920)

DECORATIVE AND APPLIED ART


cuted by A. J. Rowley, harmo-
nize with the design. The em-
broidery cabinet (p. 60), piano-
player (p. 63), and print cabinet
(p. 64) are all executed in birch,
stained grey brown, with grey
harewood panels, the whole
slightly wax-polished. The em-
broidery and print cabinets are
fitted with ivory handles and key
escutcheons of mother-o’-pearl.
The latter piece is eminently
practical, the upper part being
fitted with forty-eight glass slid-
ing frames, while below are
drawers for larger prints. The
wardrobe in American white-
wood, stained blue with black
lines (p. 64), has brass handles
and mother-o’-pearl key escut-
cheons. A design by the same
artist,foradining-room at South
Kensington (p. 68), is particu-
larly interesting. The yellow
wall-paper, with blackand white
bands, is by Jeffrey and Co.; the
black silhouette figures on a
white ground have narrow gold
frames with black and gold tas-
sels ; the furniture is painted
black and white, with emerald
green bands round the handles of
the sideboard; and the lamp-
stand is painted ultramarine blue
with green bands and black
lines. The vellum shade is of
orange colour with black orna-
stained glass window designed and executed in ment. Equally successful are the
THE SCHOOL OF THE SOCIETA UMANITARIA, MILAN tWO kmpS designed for F. PaiEs,
Ltd.(p. 82). These are executed in painted wood with parchment shades.
The two pianos (pp. 65 and 66) were designed and executed by Soren Jen-
sen, of Copenhagen. The body of the concert grand is enamelled Chinese