The Art of Tray Painting: Decorative Trays & Accessories by Maria D. Murray, 1954 | Vintage Tole Painting | Vintage How-To Book Ashtray • Medium 17-18 1/2" UNCUT

• Medium 17-18 1/2" UNCUT and Factory Folded

• Written by Alene Dalton

Thus Spoke Zarathustra

• Measures 11" long x 6" tall x 5" deep

The Art of Tray Painting: Decorative Trays & Accessories by Maria D. Murray, 1954 | Vintage Tole Painting | Vintage How-To Book Ashtray • Medium 17-18 1/2" UNCUTHand painted trays were very popular in the 1950s and '60s. Maria D. Murray provides a step by step guide to preparing and painting trays and other accessories in that tradition, published in 1954 by Bramhall House. Chapters include Surfaces, Backgrounds & Finishes Equipment & Tools: Their Care Planning the Design The Technique of Metal Leaf Decoration Metallic Powders and Dry Bronzing in the Freehand Manner The Stencil Its Decorative Influence