Smith, Walter, 1836-1886, Smith, Walter, 1836-1886. Industrial art of the International Exhibition · New York, R. Worthington · leaf 343
Exhibition. Returning to the subjects of our illustration, we must first remind thereader that they are made entirely of glass. The Plaque is made in twolayers—one of colored glass and the other of clear crystal. The colored sur-face is in fact a red glass enamel upon the undermost and thicker… … St c ^ -J .a separate and detached, and simply rested upon the crystal. This delusion isincreased by the beautiful scroll decoration seen in the enoravino- which isaccomplished by cutting through the enamel to the crystal surface beneath. By INDUSTRIAL ART. 329 this means a very brilliant effect is…
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) · Decorative arts
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