Smith, Walter, 1836-1886, Smith, Walter, 1836-1886. Industrial art of the International Exhibition · New York, R. Worthington · leaf 301
n as amongthe most con-summate artistsand skillful metal-workers in theworld. Lace and dia-monds have longbeen esteemedamong womenas the chief out-ward indicationsof gentility ; butof late yearsdiamonds havehad to take asecond place, andlace, the mostprecious of tex-tiles, has the su-premacy… … Lace Curtain : Collective Exhibit of Brussels. and admired. Avery beautiful ex-ample of these isshown in our en-graving on page283, which rep-resents a shawlselected from themagnificent dis-play made in thecollective exhibitof France. Alaro-e centralbouquet of flow-ers is surround-ed by…
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) · Decorative arts
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