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Examples of household taste (1875)

Smith, Walter, 1836-1886, Smith, Walter, 1836-1886. Industrial art of the International Exhibition · New York, R. Worthington · leaf 151

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d thefinish given to theworkmanship issomething marvel-ous. Only with theaid of a magnifyingglass can its ex-treme delicacy beappreciated. As ex-ples of the beautyof the panels, wemay cite two, illus-trative of satiricaland elegaic poetry.In the first is a vail-ed, recumbent figure,attended by… … Carved Panel: Luigi Frulhni, of Florence, Italy. tures, while with theother, he is scourginga group of unsus-pecting rustics, whohad assembled tolisten to him. Rest-ing on the plateau,at the foot of the vase,are two half-dressedfemale figures, sym-bolizing Music andPoetry, attended byyouthful…

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) · Decorative arts

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