Paris herself again in 1878-9 . ntings representing scenes from the poem, prin-cipally the toilet of the fair Belinda and the party at ombre, withthe incident of the ravished lock, when The forfex meeting-points the sacred hair disseverFrom the fair head for ever, and for ever. The apotheosis of the lock and its sidereal transformations areappropriately enough reserved for the adornment of the archedceiling, which is constructed of portable plaster. An importantfeature of this perfect little apartment is its ornamental chimney-piece of rosso-antico marble, harmonising admirably with the warmto
Paris herself again in 1878-9 . ntings representing scenes from the poem, prin-cipally the toilet of the fair Belinda and the party at ombre, withthe incident of the ravished lock, when The forfex meeting-points the sacred hair disseverFrom the fair head for ever, and for ever. The apotheosis of the lock and its sidereal transformations areappropriately enough reserved for the adornment of the archedceiling, which is constructed of portable plaster. An importantfeature of this perfect little apartment is its ornamental chimney-piece of rosso-antico marble, harmonising admirably with the warmtone of the wood-work, with its sculptured caryatides and delicatelycarved wreaths of fruit and flowers forming the framework of a 142 TARIS HERSELF AGAIN. niche which contains a bust of Pope, copied from his monument inWestminster Abbey. The vestibule exhibited by Messrs. Trollope & Sons is princi-pally remarkable for its examples of the twin processes of Xylo-iechnigraphy and Sgraffito, which of late years have been largely. CARVED MIRROR-FRAME IN THE RENAISSANCE STYLE. employed by the firm. In the former the lighter hinds of woodare indelibly stained with ornamental designs either in black orcolours, and in imitation of inlaid work or the reverse, several ofthe panels to which this process has been applied being treatedvery effectively with arabesques and festoons of flowers and second process—taking its name from the Italian sgraffito, GOLD MEDALLISTS. 143 scratched —is applied exclusively to plaster-work, which is hereshown etched over with various patterns, after the fashion prevalentin Italy during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, with admir-able decorative effect. Among the furniture displayed by are a handsome mirror-frame carved in lime-tree wood inthe Renaissance style, a beautiful little polished satin-wood cabinetof a fashion prevalent in England towards the end of the lastcentury, with an armchair in painted satin-wood of rather l
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