Smith, Walter, 1836-1886, Smith, Walter, 1836-1886. Industrial art of the International Exhibition · New York, R. Worthington · leaf 112
otfail to observe thebronze pedestal onwhich the bust rests,which is in itself aremarkably fine andperfect piece of de-signing. The pedes-tal is triangular inshape, its columnar INDUSTRIAL ART. 97 ornamentation—the up-per and lower members—havingf all the sim-plicity and severity ofEgyptian… … peculiarly suggestive andappropriate in choosingfor the ornamentation ofa clock—a mechanicalapparatus that recordsthe flight of time—em-blems and figures takenfrom that country whosevery existence to-day isa constant reminder ofthe centuries gone by,whose monuments standas silent but sublime…
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) · Decorative arts
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