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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 360

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ly of bronze. Many of these areexquisite worksof art, admirablecopies of the an-tique or modernproductions; butby far the greaternumber are aboutas poor specimensof ornament as themarket affords. In-deed, as a rule,clock-statuary is tobe avoided. On page 341 weillustrate a style ofClock,… … Cabinet: Cooper & Holt, London. intended. The sim-plicity of the designis offset by elabo-rateness in the de-tail of the decora-tion, which is richand well conceived.In the panels of thedome is some veryfine work, speci-mens of which areshown in the vig-nettes. Above thedome is an openbelfry,…

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

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