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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 331

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.We would say aword, however,about the Eng-lish gold- andsilver-work ofold times. Al-though much wasdestroyed dur-ing the periodof the Reforma- with the earliernational feeling.Our illustra-tion on page 315is another ex-ample of ancientmetal work takenfrom the col-lection of theMessrs. Elking-ton,… … Cellini Shield and Helmet: Italian Court. tion, by far the largest proportion of the articles remaining to us are the vesselsused for the purposes of church decoration and use. Beside these are thecups and vessels manufactured for the guilds or great corporations, which musthave been used in great…

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

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