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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 444

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finish to porcelain. On some of the piecesthe entire surface was covered with the metal, which was afterwards polished.The only indication that these articles were not solid silver was their lighterweight. On others the silver was used tb produce a dead surface, for deco-rative purposes in… … Majolica tipergne : Daniel &> Son, London. on page 424. It is a work of the highest artistic merit, worthy of rank amongthe chefs-doeuvre of the Exhibition. In shape it corresponds to the ancientsepulchral urn of a Norse warrior; one of that race of Vikings whose sagastell of conquests…

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

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