A saddle from the Yi ethnic minority province in Yunnan province, China. Saddle has a leather base with lacquer overlay. Saddle bow to left hand side The earliest surviving ordinances of the Painters' Company date...
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Nov 13th, 2011
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Colour Ranges | History |
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The Hierarchy of Colour in Eighteenth Century Decoration
Lead Colour in the Handel House Museum © Matthew Hollow - with thanks to the Museum The use of colour in the decoration of early eighteenth century interiors was much more straightforward and austere than many...
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Apr 26th, 2011
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Paint Technical |
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Parsons’ Decorative Finishes (2) – Imitation Stone
A current project on London's Cafe Royal reminded me that I had a wonderful catalogue of paints that were manufactured in the 1930s and that might provide useful source material. Parsons' Decorative Finishes is...
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