Examples of household taste
Walter Smith's survey of decorative arts shown at international exhibitions, published in New York by R. Worthington in 1875 as a guide to household furnishing for American manufacturers, buyers and design students. The 504 wood engravings catalogue vases, urns, garnitures, metalwork and ceramics in close tonal hatching, each object isolated on plain ground, useful for silhouettes, ornament borders, handle and foot profiles, and repeating surface patterns.
