Smith, Walter, 1836-1886, Smith, Walter, 1836-1886. Industrial art of the International Exhibition · New York, R. Worthington · leaf 258
among his exhibits INDUSTRIAL ART. 243 in the Spanish Court. The great beauty of this elegant affair, aside from thedesign, is the exquisite finish of the workmanship. The fine Arabesque deco-rations on the ends of the box are as carefully and perfectly wrought as theycould well be, and the… … Porcelain Plaque: French Court. able absence of the tendency to over-elaboration that too often mars Spanishart-work. The designs for the medallions, it will be noticed, are quite free fromexaggeration, and nothing could be simpler than the pattern of the border, yetthe effect of the whole is one…
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) · Decorative arts
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