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2. Newcomb-Macklin Company - Wikipedia

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   Newcomb-Macklin picture frames were distinguished by their unique, perpendicular corner splines, a construction feature that prevented the corners of a frame from separating over time. [6] Basswood was the company's preferred wood for hand-carving, eventually giving way to poplar as the domestic supply of basswood dwindled in the 1960s.

3. Woodblock printing - Wikipedia

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   Around the year 1000, butterfly binding was developed. Woodblock prints allowed two mirror images to be easily replicated on a single sheet. Thus two pages were printed on a sheet, which was then folded inwards. The sheets were then pasted together at the fold to make a codex with alternate openings of printed and blank pairs of pages. In the ...

4. Mephistopheles and Margaretta - Wikipedia

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   Mephistopheles and Margaretta is a 19th-century wooden double sculpture featuring two images carved on opposite sides; it portrays two characters from German playwright Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 1808 play Faust. The obverse depicts the demon Mephistopheles, and the reverse depicts a woman, Margaretta (Margaret, or Gretchen). A mirror placed ...

5. Wood carving - Wikipedia

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   Woodcarver at work Wood sculpture made by Alexander Grabovetskiy. Wood carving (or woodcarving) is a form of woodworking by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object.

6. This $49 Million Mansion Is One of NYC's Last Gilded Age ...

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   Double parlors showcase soaring 16-foot ceilings adorned with painted wood beams, and original French stained-glass windows filter sunlight onto hand-carved marble fireplaces.

7. We're Totally Embracing Boho with These 20 Living Room Ideas

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   Observe: a Jean-Michel Frank sofa is complemented by a wooden chair carved in the style of Pedro Friedeberg. The walls, sheathed in inlaid straw marquetry from Paris, and the alpaca rug create ...