Improvements in the Framing or Mounting. of Illuminated. Addresses and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements in the Framing or Mounting. of Illuminated.
Addresses and the like.
I, EDWARD THOMAS DRAY STEVENS, of 15, Hotel Street, Leicester, Lithographic
Artist and Designer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the framing or mounting of illuminated-
addresses and the like.
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Illuminated addresses, testimonials and the like, as is well known, are usually of.
a highly artistic nature, the main desire of the draughtsman or artist preparing such,
being to embody in the design, a combination of colours, grouping of wording and
representations of the human figure and floral or other designs to produce an effect
both picturesque, pleasing and ornamental.
Up to the present so far as I am aware, addresses and the like have been drawn
and coloured upon cardboard, drawing paper and similar material, and the design
when executed mounted and framed in the same manner as an ordinary picture.
In my invention I effect an improvement and obtain a much more novel and
artistic effect, by forming or facing the mount with a draping of any suitable material,
such for instance, flowered silk or satin of a colour or combination of colours to
blend with the general tone or shades of colour in the design.
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The said facing to the mount just mentioned, need not necessarily be of the.
same material or colour, as in some cases the effect may be improved by having:
the corners, for instance, of the mount in one colour with a pattern of a different
shade of colour on same, and the remainder of the mount of another colour and a,
different pattern.
The material may be so arranged on the nount as to form any desired design of an;
effective nature and in harmony with the address proper and the effect may be much
enhanced by suitably padding the material to cause light and shade and remove the
appearance of flatness.
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To further add to the general effect and appearance, there may be hung from the
top of the address and attached to the mount or some other convenient part of
the frame a curtain or curtains, preferably of tapestry or material of a heavier
texture than used for the mount and of any desired colour or colours.
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It will be readily understood that to obtain a desirable effect, the designer must.
bear in mind the result he has in view and work the address or the like in harmony
with his conception for the drapery, design and colour of the mount.
By combining my improvement in the mounting of addresses and such like a much
more artistic effect can be obtained than has hitherto been the case.
The address, mount and drapery or curtain of any combination may be enclosed
in any suitable kind of frame and glazed in the usual way.
Dated this 24th day of September 1898.

page_text: Improvements in the Framing or Mounting of Illuminated
Addresses and the like.
I, EDWARD THOMAS DRAY STEVENS, of 15, Hotel Street, Leicester, Lithographic
Artist and Designer, 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 improvements in the framing or mounting of illuminated
addresses and the like.
Illuminated addresses, testimonials and the like, as is well known, are usually of a
highly artistic nature, the main desire of the draughtsman or artist preparing such,
being to embody in the design, a combination of colours, grouping of wording and
representations of the human figure and floral or other designs to produce an effect.
picturesque, pleasing and ornamental.
Up to the present so far as I am aware, addresses and the like have been
drawn and coloured upon cardboard, drawing paper and similar material, and the
design when executed mounted and framed in the same manner as an ordinary
picture.
In my invention I effect an improvement and obtain a much more novel and
artistic effect, by forming or facing the mount with a draping of any suitable material
such for instance, flowered silk or satin of a colour or combination of colours to blend
with the general tone or shades of colour in the design.
'
The said facing to the mount just mentioned, need not necessarily be of the same
material or colour, as in some cases the effect may be improved by having the corners,
for instance, of the mount in one colour with a pattern of different shade of colour
on same, and the remainder of the mount of another colour and a different pattern.
The material may be so arranged on the mount as to form any desired design of
an effective nature and in harmony with the address proper and the effect may be
much enhanced by suitably padding the material to cause light and shade and remove
the appearance of flatness. To further add to the general effect and appearance,
there may be hung from the top of the address and attached to the mount or some
other convenient part of the frame a curtain or curtains, preferably of tapestry or
material of a heavier texture than used for the mount and of any desired colour
or colours.
It will be readily understood that to obtain a desirable effect, the designer must
bear in mind the result he has in view and work the address or the like in harmony
with his conception for the drapery, design and colour of the mount.
By combining my improvement in the mounting of addresses and such like a much
more artistic effect can be obtained than has hitherto been the case.
The address, mount and drapery or curtain of any combination may be enclosed in
any suitable kind of frame and glazed in the usual way, or may be put up in the form
of a book with the front cover to open.
The invention will be clearly understood by referring to the drawing accompanying
this specification, Figure 1 representing a face view of an address, mounted, draped
and framed in accordance with this invention, and Figure 2 is a cross section taken
on the line ZZ of Figure 1 and drawn to a larger scale than Figure 1.
A, represents the cardboard, drawing paper or other substance upon which the
address or the like is drawn or otherwise worked thereon.
B represents the mount, frame or stretcher preferably of wood to which the
drapery or equivalent is fixed.
C represents the usual mount also preferably of wood and

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The drapery or covering forming the facing E is stretched over the mount or the
like B (see Figure 2) and secured thereto by tacks or any other suitable means.
vary the effect and remove the appearance of flatness the mount or the like B may
have a part cut away, as at B¹ B¹ (Figure 1) and the said facing E may be folded or
pleated round such part as shown.
After the facing E has been secured to the mount or the like B, as described,
the said mount may be put in position in the usual mount C, the latter being
preferably cut back to receive the mount B in the way shown in Figure 2.
The curtain or curtains F may be secured to and hang from the mount B (see
Figure 1) or they may be secured partly to the mount B and partly to the bevel
face C of the mount C (see Figure 2) as considered most effective in conjunction
with the address or design on the cardboard or equivalent A.
A covering G of any suitable material is brought round from the glass joint H¹
and over the joint B2 of the mounts BC so as to render the case airtight.
After the parts ABC and the glass H have been placed in position in the frame D
a backboard J of wood, cardboard or equivalent may be glued or otherwise attached
to the said frame so as to completely cover the back of the latter.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The use or employment in the framing of illuminated addresses and the like
of a faced or covered mount and hanging curtains substantially as described.
2. In the framing of illuminated addresses and the like, the combination with the
frame and usual mount of an additional mount or equivalent faced in the manner
described and provided with curtains hung thereon in the manner described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Deted the 20th day of Tune 1000
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of London, Liverpool, Manchester, and Birmingham.