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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 293

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he subject in such a manner as to be in noway offensive to good taste. The narrowness of the border, moreover, pre-cludes the probability of the unity of the figures being destroyed by folds inthe curtain. The second design is of an entirely different character, the themebeing a succession of… … Bracelet: Krumbugel, Russian Court. has been wrought in the fabric with threads of different colors, or trueembroidery. We are pleased to see that this kind of work is finding favor among thewomen of this country, and that already schools of design and needlework areforming in several of our…

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

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