Smith, Walter, 1836-1886, Smith, Walter, 1836-1886. Industrial art of the International Exhibition · New York, R. Worthington · leaf 118
at this font is exhibited at the Centennial Expo-sition, for such a work as this does more to disprove the hackneyed comment ofEuropeans upon our civilization—that we are too materialistic to regard beautyof ornament—than all the protests of our most honored writers. In the matter of jewelry,… … Necklace and Breastpin : Morgan &• Headley, Philadelphia. It is indeed a most gratifying fact that in the manufacture of artisticjewelry our leading American houses compare favorably with foreign firms. Itmay be argued that for this species of work we import large numbers ofEuropean workmen,…
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) · Decorative arts
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