Ornamental Borders, Scrolls and Cartouches in Historic Decorative Styles

This digital edition of Ornamental Borders, Scrolls and Cartouches in Historic Decorative Styles brings together over 1,950 line illustrations from the 1923 Syracuse Ornamental Company catalog. The PDF is available for instant download after purchase and reproduces the Dover Pictorial Archive compilation in sharp black and white.

Artists, designers, woodworkers, and craftspeople will find a rich variety of borders, scrolls, cartouches, garlands, moldings, and related motifs for practical use.

Book Overview

In 1923, the Syracuse Ornamental Company of Syracuse, New York, published Catalogue ‘K’ (Period Carvings), a trade catalog of fiber-wood carvings, moldings, and furniture trimmings. This Dover edition, published in 1987, selects 126 plates from that rare original catalog.

The plates represent an elaborate selection of styles ranging from Grecian, Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Louis XIV, William and Mary, Queen Anne, Georgian, Louis XV, Chippendale, Colonial, Louis XVI, Adam, Hepplewhite, Sheraton, Duncan Phyfe, Chinese, and Modern motifs.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• Over 1,950 ornaments, including borders, scrolls, cartouches, latticework, floral garlands, moldings, and decorative spots.
• Borders dominate Plates 1-15, scrolls appear on Plates 16-84, and cartouches on Plates 85-126.
• Plates arranged roughly in chronological order by period style, with captions identifying the dominant element and style where possible.
• Historic style examples from antiquity to the late nineteenth century, including Grecian, Byzantine, Georgian, Chippendale, Sheraton, and more.
• Black-and-white line artwork suited for graphic and craft projects, subject to the reuse conditions in the publisher’s note.

Why This Book Matters

This collection preserves a rare 1923 trade catalog of period furniture ornamentation. It gives contemporary artists and craftspeople a practical sourcebook of carefully drawn ornamental designs.

The title belongs to the Dover Pictorial Archive Series and remains a useful reference for wood carving, furniture design, and historic decorative styles.

Book Details

Device Compatibility

This is a digital download, so no physical item will be shipped. Access is available immediately after purchase.

The PDF works with Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and other PDF-compatible reading apps.

FAQ

• How soon will I get my download? You will have access immediately after purchase.
• Will a physical book be shipped? No, this is a digital download only.
• What devices can I use? The PDF works in Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and other PDF readers.

Add this collection to your digital library and keep a wide range of ready-to-use ornament designs close at hand.

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