Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1880 — Paper-Mache in the Arts. [ARTICLE]

Paper-Mache in the Arts.

Th« use of papier-mache in the prae--tical and ornamental arts, has multiplied greatly within a few years past In its improved character and manipulation it is applied by the cabinet-maker and upholsterer, with really surprising effect, to the enriched cornices of bookcases and cabinets—to their mouldings and cor. ners, and to the centre ornaments of paneling on their doors and sides; to the elaborate scroll legs of pier-tables and similar pieces of furniture in the French style of manufacture; to ornamental brackets for clocks, busts, voces, etc.; to the decorative border or rooms hung with paper or other material; to the ornamental parts of picture or mirror frames, however curved and detailed in their pattern; and in almost infinite varietyto cornices for windows, ceilings, etc. With regard to the mode of fixing papier-mache, in cabinet work the simplest plan is said to be the most effectual, namely, to treat it as if it were woodthat is, fastening it by means of brads, needle-points, or glue. It is cut with a saw or chisel, and may be bent with steatn or heat, planed and cleaned up with sand-paper to the smoothest face, and to the finest arts if required. The largest objects, such as brackets, canopies, etc., can be made either with a wood core or wholly with the papiermache; in either case, two or three screws keep them in place, and when fixed they can be painted and grained without any previous preparation.

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