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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 182

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this cabinet is perfectlyplain. After the cabinet-makers part was finished it was given over to thedecorator, or, more probably, the cabinet-maker was given the decorators INDUSTRIAL ART. 167 finished work to put in place. Be that as it may, however, the reader will see,by looking at our engraving,… … Ear-rings : N. A. Bclezza, Rome. of a lio-ht and graceful kind, which can be seen better in the enlarged sectionalview of an end of the cabinet on page 169. All this work is done in color,painted on by hand, and its high artistic excellence adds much to the beautyof the piece. But the chief…

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

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