Decorative painting : a practical handbook of painting & etching upon various objects & materials for decoration of our homes (1910)
Saward, Blanche C., author · London : L. Upcott Gill ; New York : Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 19
id with silk. The close firm make of the former material is far preferable for a grounding than the looser web of the latter. In muslin, linen, satin, and velveteen goods the same reason holds for using the best that can be obtained; but in velvets and silk materials the inferior kinds are… … Fig. I. Stencil Brush. attention from the painting, are to be avoided; and tones should be selected that blend with, while they throw up, the design that enriches them. These shades need not necessarily be of sad hues, and can be both bright and pleasing. Shades obtained from aniline dyes are…
Decoration and ornament
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