Smith, Walter, 1836-1886, Smith, Walter, 1836-1886. Industrial art of the International Exhibition · New York, R. Worthington · leaf 413
,disposed in garlands and scrolls, with vases and shell forms, such as wereaffected by ornamentists of the Louis Quartorze period. Or, again, we seethose arabesque designs with all sorts of natural objects grafted on a centralstalk like the stem of a candelabrum. These objects are shaded and… … Screen—Aubusson Tapestry : French Court, INDUSTRIAL ART 399 designs, the question remains, Are they excellent, even in an artistic sense, ascarpet designs ? In old times when, as we have seen, carpets were morelooked at than used, designs of flowers, or birds or beasts, or even…
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) · Decorative arts
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