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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 216

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lant-like,the gracefully curvi no-branches of the candelab-ra. Candelabra it is butin name, however, for theseeming candles are butclever imitations of thoseonce necessary articles.These modern imitationsburn without diminution totheir length. The figurerests upon an elaboratepedestal highly… … Portions of Lace Shawls: Swiss Court. 202 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. There is something peculiarly oriental in the Bronze Stand and Vase thatwe engrave on page 197, and there can be little doubt that the French artistsby whom it was made had the modern taste for Eastern art in mind…

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

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