Smith, Walter, 1836-1886, Smith, Walter, 1836-1886. Industrial art of the International Exhibition · New York, R. Worthington · leaf 265
ionis of simple geo-metric character. The fashion ofusing porcelainplaques for walldecoration, thoughliable to be carriedto excess, is a com-mendable one whenpractised in moder-ation. Persons un-familiar with thisuse of plaques willbe surprised at theadmirable effect ofa single artisticplate, such… … ting-room or par-lor. NottinghamLace is known overpretty much thewhole civilizedworld, and themanufacture isjustly celebrated,for nowhere elsehas the mechanismfor this kind of fab-ric been broughtto greater perfec-tion. The specimenwhich we engraveon page 244 is anexcellent exampleof this…
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) · Decorative arts
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