An Improvement in the Ornamentation and Decoration of Walls, Ceilings, and other surfaces.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 18th May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 16th Feb., 1893-Accepted, 15th Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in the Ornamentation and Decoration of Walls,
Ceilings, and other surfaces.
I, JAMES MO GLASHAN, of 88 Renfield Street, Glasgow, Commission Agent, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to lace ornamentation or decoration for walls, ceilings and
other surfaces, and it is a further development of the invention set forth in the
Specification of Sutherland's Patent No. 11027 of 1886.
In decorating a room, hall or other place in accordance with the present inven-
tion, I, preferably, use a single length of lace which is woven very broad, say 14
or 15 feet, or other suitable breadth and which is carried right round the walls of
the room without any vertical joins or junctions, pieces being cut out to suit the
windows and doors.
The breadth of the lace is, of course, sufficient to cover the entire height of the
walls.
The lace is or may be secured in place by means of size, paste or a like adhesive.
When the adhesive is dry, the whole is subsequently painted over and the design
on the lace can then be brought out in different colours, so as to give an elaborate
and finished appearance.
The lace is, in this invention, woven with a design, which does not repeat itself,
that is to say, it may be woven with a single design or picture, representing a land-
ecape, figures etc., which extends right round the room, without the main points or
figures repeating themselves in any stereotyped form, like the usual wall decorations.
The lace, when woven with a nou-repeating design, and applied to the wall in the
manner hereinbefore set forth, looks like tapestry work and has a very pretty and
pleasing effect.
The lace may be applied in single pieces, large enough to cover an individual
wall or a ceiling. In this case, the design is or may be woven so as to appear
complete in each piece, or the pieces having only a part of the design may be joined
together at the angles of the walls, and, when, so joined, the design will appear
continuous and complete.
The lace, when woven with a single design in the piece, or, with designs which
only repeat themselves once or twice throughout the length of the piece, gives
great scope to the artistic decorator.
Dated this 14th day of May 1800
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
70, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in the Ornamentation and Decoration of Walls,
Ceilings, and other surfaces.
I, JAMES MCGLASHAN of 88 Renfield Street, Glasgow, Commission Agent, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
This invention relates to lace ornamentation or decoration for walls, ceilings and
other surfaces, and it is a further development of the invention set forth in the
Specification of Sutherland's Patent No. 11027 of 1886.
In decorating a room, hall or other place in accordance with the present inven-
tion, I, preferably, use a single length of lace which is woven very broad, say 14
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page_text: or 15 feet, or other suitable breadth and which is carried right round the walls of
the room without any vertical joins or junctions-pieces being cut out to suit the
windows and doors.
The breadth of the lace is, of course, sufficient to cover the entire height of the
walls.
The lace is or may be secured in place by means of size, paste or a like adhesive.
When the adhesive is dry, the whole is subsequently painted over and the design
on the lace can then be brought out in different colours, so as to give an elaborate
and finished appearance.
The lace is, in this invention, woven with a design, which does not repeat itself,
that is to say, it may be woven with a single design or picture, representing a land-
scape, figures etc.; which extends right round the room, without the main points or
figures repeating themselves in any stereotyped form, like the usual wall decorations.
The lace, when woven with a non-repeating design, and applied to the wall in the
manner hereinbefore set forth, looks like tapestry work and has a very pretty and
pleasing effect.
The lace may be applied in single pieces, large enough to cover an individual
wall or a ceiling. In this case, the design is or may be woven so as to appear
complete in each piece, or the pieces having only a part of the design may be joined
together at the angles of the walls, and, when, so joined, the design will appear
continuous and complete.
The lace, when woven with a single design in the piece, or, with designs which
only repeat themselves once or twice throughout the length of the piece, gives great
scope to the artistic decorator.
The annexed drawing shows the lace decoration as applied to the walls of a room.
a is the lace which is in one continuous piece extending right round the room,
spaces b being cut out of the lace to suit the doors and windows. As will be seen
the cornice is also decorated with lace.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be perforined, I declare that what I
claim is :-
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1. As a covering and decoration for walls of rooms, halls or other places figured
lace woven in pieces large enough to extend right round the room or other interior,
pieces being cut out of the lace to suit the windows and doors, substantially aa
hereinbefore set forth.
2. As a covering and decoration for walls, ceilings and other surfaces, large
pieces of lace woven with designs which do not repeat themselves, substantially as
hereinbefore set forth.
Dated this 15th day of February 1893.
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
70, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.