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Title: American homes and gardens
Identifier: americanhomesga41907newy (find matches)
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic; Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York : Munn and Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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3—The Stones of Which this Fireplace Is Built Were Carefully Selected for Color and Size ccjiiibination with bnck, are 111 great fa\or nowadays in the construction of massive chinineys. 'Kheir xarious colors and shapes produce a pleasing mosaic effect and a satisfying sense of solidity. These are in great favor, especially with art'sts who go to the country and build studios in which to pursue their work face to face with Nature. A fine example of the primitive type of chimney is shown in Fig. 3. If the floor had been tiled instead of planked no fender would have been requisite; and this would have added to its impressixe- ness. A very artistic chimney built of cobble-stones is that of Fig. 4. Here the brick front of the hearth renders the fender unnecessary. Ihe handsome wooden paneled and
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4 —An Artistic Chimney Built of Cobble-stones and Provided with An Inscribed Mantel bracketed mantel, with its hospitable inscription, adds greatly to the attractiveness of this chimneypiece. A fine variously colored brick chimneypiece of old Dutch model is reproduced in Fig. i. Its hearth is decorated with tiles geometrically disposed. These three are wide, and calcu- lated to warm and cheer the halls and large general sitting- rooms, so much in favor in country houses. For the decora- tion of a smaller room a handsome brick and stone chimney- piece is reproduced in Fig. 2. The iron work supporting the majolica shelf and framing the niche and the decorative metal work of the andirons and fireplace are very artistic and worthy of notice.

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