Smith, Walter, 1836-1886, Smith, Walter, 1836-1886. Industrial art of the International Exhibition · New York, R. Worthington · leaf 130
Silver Casket, Erhard 6^ Sons, Germany. unknown to cer-tain classeswerebought with ea-gerness whenmoney wasplenty, and whenthalers becamescarce the de-mand, though ina lesser degree,continued. Theresult is readily … Top of Erhard &> Sons Casket. anticipated—manufacturerseverywhere setthemselves towork to manu-facture cheaperlines of the samegoods. The firstconsiderationwas that thingsshould be cheap,and the second was that it should be showy, in order to cater to a vulgar and uneducatedtaste. Work…
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) · Decorative arts
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