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KERAMIC STUDIO 
FIRST PRIZE IN GLASS COMPETITION 
(Continued from page 107) 
No. 4 — Natural colored enamels, Red, Green, Orange 
and Blue Grape Blue. 
No. 5 — Green and White Gold or in Green and two 
shades of Rose, using darker shade for bud and underside 
of flower; center Yellow. 
No. 7 — Flowers two shades of Pinkish Violet, buds and 
seed pods Black, also outline of design, leaves and main 
stem Green, bowl Dark Blue. 
No. 8 — Border design ; outline in Black, balance of de- 
sign two kinds of gold and for black squares use either 
Bright Blue, Ruby or Emerald. 
UNFIRED ENAMELS ON FURNITURE 
Here is another suggestion for the use of unfired en- 
amels on furniture. The following is from a letter from 
Mrs. Anna B. Leonard whose name has always been so 
prominently connected with the ceramic work of New 
York and who is now established in the Island of Martha's 
Vineyard, Edgartown, Mass. 
"This old town is full of old things and I naturally 
want to keep things in that character. The pictures I send 
are of chairs I did over, keeping the old design of gold 
fruit and leaves on a black background. I also painted 
the dining table and sideboard black (high glaze) , and with 
the brass knobs, a samovar and brass candlesticks, the room 
is lovely, yet simple. The same things are good in larkspur 
blue. The chairs are very old and had originally rush 
bottoms, but I had them caned, as it was too expensive to 
have the rush bottoms restored, but they are of very good 
style and very comfortable. Some of the old things are 
not." 
The editor has also seen some very charming redecor- 
ated pieces of old furniture in the home of Mrs. McCamp- 
bell (formerly Sara Wood Safford) , another well-known 
name in ceramics. There was a complete breakfast room 
set, in buff with baskets of flowers and blue lines in bright 
enamels, light grey chairs for bedrooms, also with bright 
flower designs, black and dark blue chairs, and bed- 
room sets with a stunning parrot in orange, red and 
green. 
Plain wood sets, reproductions of old furniture, can be 
procured unpainted and one can repaint any old furniture 
not of hard wood. 
LITTLE THINGS TO PAINT FOR CHRISTMAS (Page 123) 
Alice B. Sharrard 
NO. 1. Bonbon Box (China)— Outline figure in Grey. 
Face tinted with Flesh or Pompadour, deeper touch 
on cheek and lips. Eyes and brows, Brown. Rim of cap, 
Yellow Brown, top Capucine, Carnation or Scarlet Enamel. 
Coat same. Wash overhead with Light Grey. Ground 
behind head, Olive Green. Circles surrounding, Grey and 
Cream. Border on edge, Gold with Scarlet enamel dots 
and small blocks of Apple Green. Bottom of box same, 
having Green or Gold on edge, tinted Ivory below. 
No. 2. Small Yellow Bowl (Pottery) — Border and 
rim of bowl Light Turquoise enamel. Landscape, sky, light 
Green enamel or Gold. Trees, Pastel Blue. Snow, White 
Enamel. Foreground, White Enamel. Outline, Dark Green 
Enamel. 
No. 3. Flower Vase With Figure — Tints for vase, 
Yellow Green, Warm Grey. Flowers, Orange Yellow, leaves 
Moss Green. Figure, hat and coat, Orange Red enamel. 
Feathers and furs, Neutral Yellow and Indian Yellow. 
Dress, Greenish Yellow or Brown Green. Face, Old Chi- 
nese Pink. Hair, Black. Wreath, Moss Green. Berries, 
Scarlet enamel. Panel beneath figure, White enamel to 
give effect of snow. Outline, Dark Brown or Black. 
No. 4. Vase With Snow Scene — Bands, Sap Green. 
Blocks beneath the scene, Turquoise, centers of Orange. 
Design above landscape, Light Turquoise. Dots, Orange. 
Landscape, sky, light sunset, Grey. Moon, Orange. Trunks 
of trees and distant trees, Olive Green. Snow on trees and 
foreground, White enamel. Outline, Black or Dark Brown. 
No. 5. Vaseline Jar (Figure) — Narrow bands, Tur- 
quoise Blue, wide bands, Italian Pink. Ground, Pale Air 
Blue. Grass, Spring Green. Flowers, Turquoise and Pale 
Pink. Tall Flowers, Italian Pink. Leaves and stems, Moss 
Green. Figure: For flesh use Old Chinese Pink. Hair, 
Brown. Overdress, Old Egyptian Blue. Skirt, Wistaria 
or Pale Lilac. Flower in dress, Pink. Hose, Blue Green. 
Shoes, Dark Brown. 
No. 6. Bonbon Box (Holly) — Ribbon, Sevres Blue. 
Wreathes and rim of box, Yellow Green. Berries and dots, 
American Beauty Red or Scarlet Enamel. Medium ground, 
Mixing Yellow. Dark ground, Warm Grey. Light Ground, 
Ivory. 
No. 7. Border for Bowl (Christmas Trees) — 
Ground, Trenton Ivory. Trees, Yellow Green. Spaces be- 
tween, Apple Green. Tubs and berries on trees, Pompa- 
dour Red or Scarlet enamel. Bands on rim, and below the 
border, Pompadour. 
COLOR SCHEMES OF MOTIFS FOR GLASS (Page 106) 
Venita Johnson. 
T>E ACOCK— Bird and outlines of tail, Peacock Blue; Eye- 
-*■ white with Red pupil ; Outer row of eyes in tail, Orange 
Yellow with Violet spot ; Second row of spots, Peacock Blue 
with Red center and Violet spot; Fan, center Orange Yel- 
low with Red dots and lined in Violet; Triangles, Violet. 
Outer edge of fan, bright Apple Green. 
Bird of Paradise — Head, tail, rows of dots, spots in fan 
and outer edge, Peacock Blue; fan, Red with Black mark- 
ings. 
Flower form in upper right corner — Violet with 
Green spots and Pink in leaf forms. 
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