Smith, Walter, 1836-1886, Smith, Walter, 1836-1886. Industrial art of the International Exhibition · New York, R. Worthington · leaf 344
h tendril and leaf-point and flower-petal is executed with the greatest nicety and skill. The windedfemale figures at theends of the vase, serv-ing as handles, are ofglass, treated in thatmanner which rough-ens its surface andmakes it white, opaqueand without lustre.By this means the finemodeling… … Fla(on dOdeur: French Court. connected with thesefigures are of glass ofdifferent colors, and ajudicious use is madeof gilding in order toheighten the alreadybrilliant effect. Sim-ply as an ornamentfor a drawino-roomtable this finely exe-cuted work would at-tract attention, butfilled with flowers…
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) · Decorative arts
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