"Crewel" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... untidy room,—an old-fashioned mahogany wardrobe, cloudy and black, upon old-fashioned grey paper, some cardboard boxes, and a number of china ornaments, set out on a small table covered with a tablecloth in crewel-work. ...
— Vain Fortune • George Moore
... It was because of Colonel Gordon's wife, who likes Katherine. She is teaching her a new stitch in her crewel-work." ...
— The Bow of Orange Ribbon - A Romance of New York • Amelia E. Barr
... side of the room stood a heavy mahogany sideboard, covered with decanters, labelled Gin, Brandy, Rum, etc.,—for Simeon was held to be a provider of none but the best, in his housekeeping. Heavy mahogany chairs, with crewel coverings, stood sentry about the room; and the fireplace was flanked by two broad arm-chairs, ...
— Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 18, April, 1859 - [Date last updated: August 7, 2005] • Various |
