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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 418

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. The delicacy and perfectness of this work is marvelouswhen we consider that it is all done upon a wheel, and that a slip is irremedi-able. In the goblets the extreme thinness and transparency of the crystalbecomes the more apparent in contrast with the engraving. INDUSTRIAL ART 403 The… … ■^^ 05 5 a; .5! nial. As we have seen heretofore, Turkish carpets and rugs usually are ofnegative shades of color, rich and full, although a little sombre, but their otherfabrics, for garments, wall-hangings, furniture covers, etc., are of the most 404 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. gorgeous…

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

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