Smith, Walter, 1836-1886, Smith, Walter, 1836-1886. Industrial art of the International Exhibition · New York, R. Worthington · leaf 226
ever be equaled in any land or in any century.They studied the art of ministering to the pleasure of the senses by everypossible means until they had brought it to a supreme point; and as objectsof sensual beauty, the relics of that age will always serve as models. It is nowonder, therefore, that… … Mantelpiece: Cox & Sons, London. 212 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. workman adds a refinement of treatment appropriate to our modern require-ments and habits of thought, producing ornamental works of exquisite design.Take, for example, the Epergne and the group of Table Ornaments from…
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) · Decorative arts
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