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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 403

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r of parrakeets perched on one of the shoots; but it is so deli-cately paintedand colored, andevinces such anartistic feelingf intreatment thatthe tile mightworthily beframed and hungin a room as awall-ornament.Below this tileare two plaques,decorated withflower designsafter nature andscroll-work… … Carpet: Tompkinson & Adam, Kidderminster, England. Kidderminster,England. Onlya portion of thecentral pattern isshown in ourillustration, butthe design of theborder is givenin full. It will beseen that this isquite elaboratein detail, and thatthe lines are sodisposed as tomake it a strong-ly…

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

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