The Art of Tray Painting: Decorative Trays & Accessories by Maria D. Murray, 1954 | Vintage Tole Painting | Vintage How-To Book Ashtray "Essentially junk food is fast

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The Art of Tray Painting: Decorative Trays & Accessories by Maria D. Murray, 1954 | Vintage Tole Painting | Vintage How-To Book Ashtray "Essentially junk food is fastHand 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