One instructional pamphlet entitled Fifteen Easy Methods of Applied Decoration, by Pedro J. Lemos, "Director of Museum of Fine Arts, Standford University, California", ca. 1935. This leaflet is 4 unnumbered pages in length, and outlines various methods of decoration in a variety of media. It was designed to accompany a set of pattern sheets (unnamed); the 15 methods of decoration outlined are for use with the pattern sheets. The methods outlined in the pamphlet are: decorative charcoal tonal work; cut paper panels; paper batik decoration; waxless batik decoration; Javanese batik decoration; linoleum block print decoration; Crayonex textile decoration; Tempera-Tex fabric decoration; parchment paper decoration; stained glass effect decoration; carved wood decoration; applique embroidered cloth decoration; Reliefo or Gesso decoration; painted color cement tile; and carved cement tile.
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