Smith, Walter, 1836-1886, Smith, Walter, 1836-1886. Industrial art of the International Exhibition · New York, R. Worthington · leaf 176
er offer. Thebesitself is now in ruins,but the womans wishto have undying famehas been accom-plished. Our next illustra-tion on page 165 is aSilver Tankard, ex-hibited by the manu-facturer, M. EmilePhilippe, of Paris.The piece is pro-fusely decorated withconventionalizedMowers and leavesraised from… … the precious metalsin the manufactureof articles for use orornament. The influenceswhich give rise to thatwhich we call stylein the construction ofanything are amongthe most curiousphases of civilization.In modern timesFrance has enjoyedthe privilege of rulingour taste in suchmatters, and it is…
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) · Decorative arts
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