The practical upholsterer : giving clear directions for skillfully performing all kinds of upholsteres' [sic] work in leather, silk, plush, reps, cottons, velvets, and carpetings : also, for stuffing, embossing, welting, and covering all kinds of mattresses, &c. ... : fully illustrated with engravings of tools, sketches of furniture, and numerous full-page illustrations of original decorative designs
Fred T. Hodgson's 1891 New York manual The Practical Upholsterer teaches tradesmen how to work leather, silk, plush and other fabrics, and how to stuff and cover mattresses. Its pictures are line engravings of cornice and valance designs, drawn as cross-sections and finished elevations with pleated drapery, tassels and carved mouldings, which a designer can use for ornamental window treatments and historical trim detail.
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