"Willow-pattern" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... been removed, the visitor sees to the very summit. Externally, each stage is indicated by a small balcony without railing, access being obtained by steep and narrow flights of stairs. A picturesque effect is produced by these projections, as everybody knows who has examined a "willow-pattern" plate. They are built of coloured bricks, which are laid in rows, with their points jutting obliquely outwards, and ...
— The Story of Ida Pfeiffer - and Her Travels in Many Lands • Anonymous |
