Smith, Walter, 1836-1886, Smith, Walter, 1836-1886. Industrial art of the International Exhibition · New York, R. Worthington · leaf 420
scrolls, garlands and emblems of the arts intoa light and gracefully balanced figure which French artists execute with con-summate skill. It is a fashion of ornamentation that found favor in the gorgeousreigns of Louis Quartorze and Louis Ouinze, and no where else has it sincebeen brought to such… … sufficiently elaborate to be rich and elegant, it does not obtrude itself to a firstplace in the eyes of the observer. On the lower rail ot the frame is a groupof musical instruments, a laurel-wreath, and hanging garlands of flowers, allcarved in full relief, yet so artistically considered in…
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) · Decorative arts
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