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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 163

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te and delicate workmanship is apparent. Every portion of the construc-tion, except the raised and chisel-work, left dead for contrast, is highly burnished,which, of course, adds much to its beauty. Although the section of the Main Building allotted to Russia was emptyfor many weeks after the… … Punch-Bowl, Persian design A/. Snssikoff, Russia. more than once been manifested. Probably to no one national display in thewhole Exhibition can the term gorgeous be more appropriately given than tothat made by Russia. The rich stuffs, the magnificent metal-work, the jewelry,precious stones and…

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

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