TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

  1. Changed “materials needed for this work, is” to “materials needed for this work are” on p. [37].
  2. Changed “spirits turpentine” to “spirits of turpentine” on p. [88].
  3. Added missing “China Painting” headings on p. [115] and [118].
  4. Changed “plaster paris” to “plaster of paris” on p. [147].
  5. Silently corrected typographical errors.
  6. Retained anachronistic and non-standard spellings as printed.