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House Garden 
FIGURES 
These figures by Dwight 
Franklin are vividly 
modeled and highly 
colored. They are then 
set in shadow boxes 
with concealed lighting. 
The “Viking Ship” 
might be recessed into 
the wall of a man’s 
study, close to the chim¬ 
ney breast 
ROMANCE 
Some Suggestions for Using the 
Pirates of Dwight Franklin 
For over-mantel decora¬ 
tions, set in a panel 
between windows and 
even in the bottom of a 
large clock, these figures 
would be quite effective 
and certainly novel. A 
figure of Stevenson is 
suggested for the clock. 
Courtesy of V. R. 
Chappell 
Billy Bones, the pirate 
of “Treasure Island” is 
pictured in his best 
mood—indisputably 
drunk 
The illustration below 
shows how these figures 
may be set over a fire¬ 
place. Courtesy of Wm. 
Langley 
“Under the Black Flag,” 
from the collection of 
Booth Tarkington in 
his home at Kenne- 
bunkport, Me. 
“Off the Spanish Main” 
is a colorful figure that 
could act as a decora¬ 
tion set between two 
windows 
