Smith, Walter, 1836-1886, Smith, Walter, 1836-1886. Industrial art of the International Exhibition · New York, R. Worthington · leaf 135
the production ofskillful carvers. Much of it is in very high relief; other portions, such as thebirds and urn on the upper portion and the wreaths at the base, are worked outin full; while the panels, with their wreaths, scrolls, medallions, and symbolicfigures, are elaborated with great fidelity… … Piano, Ebony Case : Hallet, Davis &* Co., Boston. of the modern drawing-room. It is usually bow-legged and veneered, badlyshaped and worse decorated. The old-fashioned spinet was decidedly superior
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) · Decorative arts
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