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                                Plate XLIV.
   This is a design for a room in the Pompeian style. A full description
of
this mode of decoration has been given in the body of the work, and it is
not therefore necessary to make any remarks upon its general characters in
this place. The strong contrast of colour so remarkable in all the specimens
of ancient decoration, and for the propriety of which a good reason can be
assigned, "has been avoided in this design, as unnecessary in modern
dwellings.
A sufficient strength, however, has been given to the purple (a colour highly
esteemed by the Romans, as the emblem of royalty and power) and gold,
to give the    necessary effect.  The looking-glass and    chimney-piece
  are
modern additions, but indispensable to the comfort of an English drawing-room.
                              DETAI LS.
                                 Plate XLV.
  As this class of ornament cannot be prepared without great attention, it
has been thought necessary for the execution of the preceding design, to
give the several parts more fully than usual.
            Figure 1. Is an enlarged view of the upper portion of the looking-
         glass frame.
           Figure 2. Is a view of the caryatides of the looking-glass frame.
           Figure 3. Is an enlarged view of a portion of the side and
         top of the panel ornament.