Smith, Walter, 1836-1886, Smith, Walter, 1836-1886. Industrial art of the International Exhibition · New York, R. Worthington · leaf 241
namental clock,accompanied by a pair of vases, may almost be considered a necessary part ofthe furniture of a French room. Indeed, so common is the use of clocks inthat country that there are persons in the cities whose chief business is to goabout winding the clocks and seeing that they are kept… … Bronze and Marble Clock and Vase: Mitchell, Vance &• Co., New York. for the use of the article than for its artistic setting. It matters very little tothe average American housekeeper whether or not the time is registered onthe parlor clock, so long as its humbler prototype in the kitchen is…
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) · Decorative arts
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