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Nos. 2, (3, back of No.2), ?, and 10 are made by weaving th.e.metallic
thread into'a'desig', Nos. 2 and 10, each have a thin plate of metal laid over
ihe mold before the process of ',r-eaving begins
No. 4 is worthy of closer study with your maguifying glass. This is
-"t-frulliori
-oi-smatt
,rroAe'up iri"."" (coiletl wire cut into eclual lengths)
to fo.nt tir-e peiats of a flower'; a- tiny opal iu the center adds stiU
""r".s;d att of this embroidery was do'e on the surface of a thin layer
-"r"-fr"-"tv.
oi- foil, which completelf covet's the coarsely woven ecru base
'retallic-
covering.
No.8, the techDique here is made possible by combining strips of rnetal
tasrrioriea into a aesigri and embroidering them into place on a metallic foil
ia"" The worltmanship is delicate and a bit complex'
No.9 has a repouss6 face (with the design iu relief)' Separate narrow
"o"".ing.
strips of netal criss-cross the face.
Buttons 1 and 5 trave aarnea backs iu high r'elief.- (No. 6 is. the back
-
of No. 5). These two btlttolls have solid metal faces with I'epoussd desigus;
No. 1 shov.s a hand p"ir.ir"a or pierced design which_ reveals a colored
metallic foil belleath; nio. S has the entire face in lepouss6 on fiue gilt metal;
ine ta"e of each buttol is secured to the back, by means of a brass c-ollet'
Eighteenttr centuly-buttons of the passementerie type are indeed a jo]
to possess.
L. S. A.
PAINTINGS ON IVORY REFLECT FLEMISH ART
wheDlvisitedtheTlaphagenSchoolofFashionlecently,Icarried
wirh me-a number of miniatures, and the'se wele alnong the group' It wag
;i;'!;;;-io.iu,r" to b;-;tit to consult Mr. Wiliam Robinson Leigh, artist
ir.""lr"".e, .lvho tio"sttt a number of things to my attention which I
ihall
"ri" t.y to record for I'ou.

rlfr-lATt ltDS SHONI\G P-tIN'rI\Gl ON FACIT AND BACI( COIS'IIrIICTION
(Shorvn lll cout'tes1'of the oNners')

lrrtheoldivoryportraits,theivoryisthickandheavy;thelaterdiscs
a'e thin.er in o!'der to-n*i." tit" ivory io further. These paintiugs on ivory
irre the ouly ones .rue e*a"ii""a ll'hicir to not have a separate metal back;
'trr.
rr.*,y inetal loop ihant< is embedded in the ivory which is almost a
;'i;,rl;;. iiicir thicli. The glass is held to the ivorv bv nreaus of the copper
,lirrr. See specitrletl No.2.
""
Th; background o' the pictures is'r'ery slightly 5listered, having gone
rhr,r'gh ttre nlat of a Lo.d'ou "Blitz." They are frour the collection oI
tjorotiy and David Lloyd of Pennsylva-nia'.
Mr. I-eigh mention"J ihe style-and techlique were suggestive of Flemish
arr ina'ihe"techniqre simital io that of David Teniers, the younger, and
;.iri;;;r Bin.,*'"., trbtn ot u'ho1r livecl tlurit.tg the 17th century. These ivorv