Smith, Walter, 1836-1886, Smith, Walter, 1836-1886. Industrial art of the International Exhibition · New York, R. Worthington · leaf 414
or birds or beasts, or even pictorialrepresentations were not out of place; but all that is changed now: carpetsare made for use, to be walked over, and to be partly covered and concealedby articles of furniture. The eye looks down upon a carpet, not across hori-zontally, as a tapestry or curtain,… … Casket: Collective Exhibit of Austria. they are to be displayed is to be walked over. We do not wish to tread onbirds or beasts or fishes or insects, crushing them under our feet, nor on flowersor vases or shells. We want a smooth, even surface and the semblance ofone. Secondly, since we see the…
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) · Decorative arts
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